April 03, 2007
More solar for Texas
OK, so it's a little old but the op/ed piece is great. There hasn't been a lot out about the bills being advanced by Rep. Coleman and Sen. Ellis in support of clean, efficient solar power in Texas.
TexSun wouldn't just provide value for people with the solar systems, but for everyone who uses the electricity grid. Solar PV generates the most electricity during long hot summer days, when electricity is the most expensive to produce, reducing the need to build new power plants and transmissions lines.The state as a whole would benefit by leveraging significant private investments to support our public electricity infrastructure. And with growth in demand, the economies of scale will help make solar affordable for everyone.
TexSun would also be great news for our environment. By reducing demand for fossil fuels, the fund would reduce smog pollution by 5,000 tons and global warming pollution by 3 million tons.
This is a great, make sense program that will help lower the cost of PV systems, making solar more affordable by creating an incentive for the expansion of the manufacturing base. Hell, power companies used to receive subsidies, why shouldn't solar which has a better long term cost profile.
Not to mention keeping more pollution from going into the atmosphere.
Posted by mcblogger at April 3, 2007 04:06 PM
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