That's the only way these things work. Large lobbyists working for large companies with lots of hidden ways to make something cost 2Xs what it would if people cared about the money they were spending.
I'd love to install panels on my roof, San Antonio, 323 days of sunshine average per year, but anything close to reasonable output is 25 year payback which makes no sense because 10 years is a LONG time not needing to replace a panel.
So rather than subsidize a million "home kits" for a $1B, really leading to large scale production efficiencies, we get a single overpriced project.
TripleII
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