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We commonly hear insults hurled at the solar industry, as if solar panels were some kind of pariah sucking the blood out of the poorly financed and vulnerable fossil fuel industry. We do not need to worry about this. Fossil fuels are going to be around for a long time, especially because of cheap natural gas. What we don't get is why in some corners solar is portrayed as the bane of capitalism and the idealistic dream of environmentalists. Solar now represents a miniscule component of our energy generation in the U.S. A healthy economy is one that is not solely reliant on fossil fuels. In this learning article, we respond to the most common arguments against solar energy.
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- Solar is too expensive
- Solar receives costly, ineffective subsidies
- Switching to solar will harm small businesses
- Fossil fuels are necessary for national security
- Free markets will solve all of our problems
- Solar energy is not reliable
- Solar pollutes more than it offsets
Read the entire article in the SolarTown Learning Center.
We know that this article may generate some comments, and all comments are welcome so long as they are in conformance with SolarPanelTalk's Forum Rules.