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To: combjelly who wrote (308783)	11/2/2006 3:06:17 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572970

You mean in California? There are a few states that offer subsidies. Most don't. CA, combined with the other states, is enough to get production started. Also while they might not technically be subsidies the effect of tax credits is very similar. "Applicable Sectors: Residential Amount: 30% Maximum Incentive: $2,000 for photovoltaics and solar water heating; $500 per 0.5 kW for fuel cells" dsireusa.org Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Industrial Amount: For equipment placed in service from January 1, 2006 until December 31, 2007, the credit is 30% for solar, solar hybrid lighting, and fuel cells, and 10% for microturbines. The geothermal credit remains at 10%. Maximum Incentive: $500 per 0.5 kW for fuel cells; $200 per kW for microturbines; no maximum specified for other technologies dsireusa.org greenenergyohio.org And what do you mean by "solar car"? Follow this thread back a few posts. "Next step: How to run our cars using solar power ..." Answer #1 - MASSIVE government subsidies and incentives. CA will pay half the cost of those panels NOW. When I priced installation on my little beach bungalow, my end came out to 18k. I almost pulled the trigger, but then got laid off.. Answer #2 - Those new super capacitor rechargable cars with MASSIVE government subsidies and incentives. All it takes is leadership, but it's not going to be Bush doing the leading here." Message 22969651 And earlier Would you want this in your garage, for instance? msnbc.msn.com Message 22964655 To be fair he was probably talking about solar panels on your house, powering up the batteries, or capacitors in a car, but adding that additional requirement for electricity, makes it even harder to have solar provide a big part of our electricity generation needs. And the car might be gone during the day when you would ordinarily get power from the solar cells, so you would either have to store it in the house, or just put it back on the grid during the day and use other sources through the grid when your actually charging up your car.