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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (920594)	2/11/2016 7:02:00 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1576002

Not a nice try.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (920594)	2/11/2016 8:02:27 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By PKRBKR TimF Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576002

Ten I saw an article claiming the fossil fuel subsidy is $5.3 TRILLION per year. They manufacture this crap then use it to get their ways.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (920594)	2/11/2016 11:20:17 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576002

"thanks for confirming that solar energy isn't viable without government subsidies" Actually, I didn't. Thanks for confirming FF and nuke subsidies are just AOK with conservatives. GTM Research: 20 U.S. states at grid parity for residential solar PV As installation costs continue to decline and retail electricity rates climb, residential solar photovoltaic (PV) economics have become increasingly attractive across the United States, according to the latest report from GTM Research (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.). “U.S. Residential Solar Economic Outlook: Grid Parity, Rate Design and Net Metering Risk” finds that 20 U.S. states are currently at grid parity, and 42 states are expected to reach that milestone by 2020 under business-as-usual conditions. Residential solar reaches grid parity when the levelized cost of solar energy falls below gross electricity bill savings in the first year of a solar PV system’s life. California, Massachusetts and Hawaii lead the nation in residential solar attractiveness solarserver.com

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (920594)	2/12/2016 8:33:46 AM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Recommended By Tenchusatsu TideGlider Respond to of 1576002

Nuclear is subsidized, but the subsidy is less then the cost of regulations that are imposed on it. OTOH regulations should be imposed on it (if not perhaps the exact current set). Oil is negatively subsidized. The targeted taxes on oil and its refined products (mostly the later) far exceed any targeted tax breaks it the industry might receive. Some other fossil fuels (or at least special examples of them if not the mass use, think of the huge subsidies per energy produced for the attempt at "clean coal") receive subsidies, but mostly (other then corner cases like "clean coal") are very viable without subsidies. Nuclear perhaps not, but with a different regulatory and legal situation (without giving up actual safety in fact probably increasing it) most likely would be.