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Tim took advantage of government subsidies to install solar panels on his roof.

Is he a hypocrite?

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Discussion

Sell! Sell! Sell!

The Boston Duck Parade

“Tim, I think someone broke into our house”

The 8 1/2 x 11 Sales Pitch

Insolation, Insolence, or Indolence?

Import and Export

The Water Heater

Costs, Benefits, Rebates, Credits, SREC’s

Commercial models will save the world

The Payback

Maintenance and Inverters

The Tree That Shouldn’t Be There

A revelation

Building codes from 1905 to today

Little boxes

The three screw method

Government solar schemes as initiation of force

Market distortions and consequences

Markets and innovation

Why Joe is embittered – Solar scams down under

Feed-In tarrifs

Stealing from the poor to feed the rich

Why green energy debates are divisive – Means and Ends

Bringing demand forward, missing out on advances

A race to the bottom

Payback without incentives?

Technical challenges

Three blinking lights

What if everyone had solar?

Balancing peak and off-peak loads – a cool technology

Grid capacity and augmentation

Is Tim a hypocrite?

Two strategies for anarchists

Anarchic heroes and government employees

Has Tim prevented WWIII?

Why tax avoidance won’t yield an anarchotopia

Solar isn’t the only scam…

Joe passes final judgement


Links/Resources

Make Way for Ducklings Parade

Make Way for Duckling Book

Tim’s Solar Panels Cost Spreadsheet – PDF

Tim’s Solar Panels Cost Spreadsheet – Numbers

“Science of Doom” blog series on renewable technologies – the whole series is excellent, relevant posts linked below

Solar and Free Lunches

Renewables and Grid Stability

Debate: May Libertarians Accept Government Money?

350+ Yellow Pages listings for Solar Power in Adelaide That’s 1 per 3,500 people. #unsustainableboom