Comments on: No More Renewable Energy Incentives http://thegreenlightdistrikt.com/2010/04/27/no-more-renewable-energy-incentives/ All Things Boston + Clean Tech + Innovation. Events, Resources, Industry Insiders Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jesse http://thegreenlightdistrikt.com/2010/04/27/no-more-renewable-energy-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Jesse Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:48:41 +0000 http://thegreenlightdistrikt.com/?p=838#comment-171 not sure if it's so simple as "500% more" since they're probably referring to a volume number. Let's say renewables received 5 billion in subsidies, meaning fossile fuels received approximately 25 billion over the same time period, or about 5 x as much. Since renewables make up such a small proportion of our energy portfolio, we find that renewables are actually receiving quite a bit more per MW than fossil fuels. I find that this way of looking at the numbers can fall short in a deep discussion. What I find more compelling? The fact that fossil fuels have been heavily subsidized for many decades, while renewables are becoming competitive (w/o a price on carbon!) after less than a decade of heavy subsidization. not sure if it’s so simple as “500% more” since they’re probably referring to a volume number. Let’s say renewables received 5 billion in subsidies, meaning fossile fuels received approximately 25 billion over the same time period, or about 5 x as much. Since renewables make up such a small proportion of our energy portfolio, we find that renewables are actually receiving quite a bit more per MW than fossil fuels. I find that this way of looking at the numbers can fall short in a deep discussion.

What I find more compelling? The fact that fossil fuels have been heavily subsidized for many decades, while renewables are becoming competitive (w/o a price on carbon!) after less than a decade of heavy subsidization.

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