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The “Value Of Solar” Could Be Worth Much More Than Austin Energy Pays

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:26 +0000

I recently wrote a long post on the idea of using a “value of solar” policy instead of various types of government incentives for solar. Much of that post was based on research conducted by Clean Power Research for Austin Energy — so that Austin Energy could implement a Value of Solar policy (which it

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True Value of Solar Power

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:24:47 +0000

I wrote recently on the costs of wind power and how they compare to the costs of traditional forms of power like coal and nuclear when you take externalities and other subsidies into account. I was going to wait until I wrapped up our "comprehensive wind power page" to write on this topic for solar power, but a new report out from the Institute for Local Self Reliance pushed me into the topic a little early.

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