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More on feed-in
Mar. 5th, 2010 12:33 pmAs the Mobiot piece about feed-in tariffs was the most popular of my miscellanea of the other day, I thought you might be interested to read this riposte to it by Jeremy Leggett of SolarCentury. He has of course a powerful vested interest in the uptake of solar electricity generation, but even so I found some of his arguments useful.
I find it very hard to evaluate a situation like this where debate proceeds largely by contradictory counter-assertion.
Clearly, either the amount of electricity that can be produced is either risible, or it's significant: it can't just be a matter of opinion. So who is correct here?
On the other hand, their rival interpretations of the German situation are open to speculation -- has Germany reduced its tariff because it's been unsuccessful, or because it's been successful? In the absence of German testimony, I could find either explanation plausible.
As before, analysis from people who know more about all this than me is very welcome!
I find it very hard to evaluate a situation like this where debate proceeds largely by contradictory counter-assertion.
Clearly, either the amount of electricity that can be produced is either risible, or it's significant: it can't just be a matter of opinion. So who is correct here?
On the other hand, their rival interpretations of the German situation are open to speculation -- has Germany reduced its tariff because it's been unsuccessful, or because it's been successful? In the absence of German testimony, I could find either explanation plausible.
As before, analysis from people who know more about all this than me is very welcome!
