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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If solar is so cheap, stop the subsidies and mandates.[/quote]

How about we reduce the tariffs and taxes on solar in the US? Solar in the US is 2-3 times more expensive vs Australia, EU, etc and it is still cheaper vs NG, Coal, Nuclear, etc.

[quote] Solar cost of electricity beats lowest-cost fossil fuel – even without tax credits

Lazard’s analysis of levelized cost of electricity across fuel types finds that new-build utility-scale solar, even without subsidy, is less costly than new build natural gas, and competes with already-operating gas plants.[/quote]
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/01/solar-cost-of-electricity-beats-lowest-cost-fossil-fuel-even-without-tax-credits/

[quote] Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal[/quote]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind-and-solar-energy-are-cheaper-than-electricity-from-fossil-fuel-plants/

If only the socialist Trump republican government would allow the free market to do its thing. [/quote]

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