There are currently twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US

You mean CLEAN coal. Lol.


Problem is Trump hasn't invested in solar.

Claims the Solar Foundation which wants to continue taxpayer subsidies for its industry.

If that is a fact, and it is a result of free markets with no government influence, I'm cool with it.

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SIAP but very interedasting

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Massive Taxpayer subsidies of one industry and massive Government regulations against another industry tend to have that effect.

Need to pull fed funding for it and let the private sector develop it. Get those coal jobs back.

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Solyndra employed a lot of people. Look what happened to themSolyndra employed a lot of people. Look what happened to them

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Sure but that's one company, not an entire industry. I don't think solar (at least in its current state) is the energy tech of the future, but neither is coal. Nuclear is what we should be investing in.

I believe co-op solar farms will grow in popularity. You buy as many panels as your pocketbook can stand and pay them out over a six year period on your electric bill. They are installed in a collector farm and the electricity generated is sold to the grid. You get a pro-rata portion of the monthly revenue as a credit against your electrical bill, less a yearly maintenance/insurance fee per panel.

There's no installation costs on your home, no HOA to deal with, no having to deal with facing away from the sun, or cutting back of trees, and if you live in a condo or apartment you can still participate in green energy.

Let the market determine what's viable.

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I believe co-op solar farms will grow in popularity.

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Utility-scale Solar is dead for the foreseeable future. It's only hope is more transferable tax breaks. Really those tax incentives were the only things attractive about it in he first place. No one cared about the electricity. Still don't.

Solar will never be a major source of power, will always remain niche supplemental power source. It's inefficient, extremely expensive,bad for the environment (look up how China mines for the materials used in solar panels),and most importantly the sun only shines part of the day, so there is some expensive storage method needed or a backup coal or natural gas plant