[edblarney]

" Wind does not require any ITC credits to be competitive, solar will require them for another 1-2 years. [1]"

This is not true.

Wind is only competitive in very specific environments, and there are usually tax-breaks etc. hidden in the process.

Solar will not be competitive in most areas of the US for a very long time.

You must be young.

I remember hearing similar stuff 20 years ago. Then 10 years ago. "In just a few years it will be profitable".

Not in most places.

[toomuchtodo]

Okay Ed. I'll take what you said, with no citations, under consideration. As opposed to all of the citations with data above.

[edblarney]

Yes, a lifetime of realism is worth more than a few selective quotes.

You want a quote - here's one from the CBC:

"The province will drop the guaranteed rate for small rooftop solar projects from 80.2 cents per kilowatt hour to 54.9 cents, while larger solar installations will get between 34.7 cents and 44.5 cents a kWh."

The Canadian government pays citizens 80 cents a Kw/h to generate solar electricity.

They sell it back to consumers at about 12 cents a Kw/h.

So you tell me with a straight face how they're going to get '80 cents Kw/h' down to '12 cents Kw/h' in 2 years?

Or even 10.

Not going to happen in most of North American for a very long time.

[toomuchtodo]

> So you tell me with a straight face how they're going to get '80 cents Kw/h' down to '12 cents Kw/h' in 2 years?

> Or even 10.

You put the solar panels on your own roof.