Solar power is now among the cheapest forms of electricity on Earth. Yet the industry still behaves as if it can’t survive without government support.
Since President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” last July 4, the solar industry has sounded alarms.
The law ended the residential solar tax credit immediately and set a firm deadline—this coming July 4—for commercial and utility-scale developers to begin construction if they want to qualify for the remaining 30% Investment Tax Credit. Industry groups have warned of collapse. Lobbyists have flooded Capitol Hill. Obituaries for America’s solar industry are already being drafted
Solar Doesn’t Need Subsidies Anymore
Drew Bond writes in RealClearEnergy about solar subsidies.
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