Letter: Solar games

While it is easy to support solar energy, should companies misrepresent the conditions to try and win market share? There are U.S. manufacturers that are running a commercial trying to get you to contact Congress and change the laws about China production of solar panels. While not supporting China in the production of solar panels, what I don’t support is using a grant from the taxpayer to underwrite the U.S. production costs. The U.S. has the capability to produce the solar panels at a cost that can be sold at a profit and compete with China’s production, but what is critical is that U.S. manufacturing should not be supported in the production costs. From the beginning, there have been grants for anyone installing solar panels, distorting the actual cost of the installation, all supported by the taxpayer. This brings us back to the original question as to whether solar panels are actually a worthwhile alternative. Funny, NY state has shifted back to nuclear energy as a viable alternative.

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.