Solar Politics: Solar as a renewable energy source

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The political debate over solar’s role as a renewable energy, including tax credit and subsidy policies at the federal and state level, Renewable Energy Standards (RES) and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), and solar economics in a carbon-constrained future.

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