http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/08/feed-in-tariffs-just-another-renewable-energy-subsidy/ http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/08/feed-in-tariffs-just-another-renewable-energy-subsidy/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:30:32 +0000 William Schrider http://blog.heritage.org/?p=85875 Another day, another new subsidy for renewable energy. This time it’s a feed-in tariff, as Senator Dianne Feinstein (D–CA) recently inserted language supporting feed-in tariffs into the 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. Feed-in tariffs subsidize renewable energy by forcing utilities to purchase renewable energy at fixed, above-market prices. The extra cost is then passed to the consumers. Feed-in tariffs are simply another subsidy that props up a selected industry and damages the economy, industry, and consumers. As of 2010, more than two dozen European countries had implemented feed-in tariffs, … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/08/feed-in-tariffs-just-another-renewable-energy-subsidy/feed/ 0