How Come Solar Energy Is So Expensive?

Solar and Wind Energy and for that matter, all alternative energy sources are too expensive, right? I mean, just look at the prices of such equipment and you know that they are just too costly, right? Actually that's not true. You hear that a lot, but it's not true. Now, if you only consider the prices, then it looks true. But if you look at the actual costs, they actually are very competitive and the costs are coming down on alternative energy all the time. Here's what I mean. If you consider the special rates given to oil companies in the form of cheap or free leases, discounts on the royalties they have to pay, and all the other support they receive, gas is a whole lot more expensive. But somebody pays for those special rates. The taxpayer. You'd think the Tea-Party set would be complaining about that, but they're not. And these costs don't include the cleanup of problems like this spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, and don't think you won't be helping BP to pay for that. And if you still don't think it'll affect you, wait until you want to by some shrimp or any seafood. But what if this oil starts to get into the gulf current? Then it'll be washing up on the whole east coast. Then there's two wars we're fighting in the middle east. If you don't think it's because of oil, you'd better think again. Add that price to the cost of oil and see where you get. When you wipe away all the fog and smog the oil companies put up to confuse us, you begin to see that Alternative energy sources are really quite cheap. Just imagine how much your taxes would go down if we didn't have to depend on oil. You could go on a vacation to the middle east. Or maybe not. But the south Pacific looks nice. Or even Disney World. The point is, never accept what you hear from the oil world. It's not likely to be true. By the way, has anyone heard "Drill Baby Drill" lately? Or, did you know they're still cleaning up from the Exxon Valdez spill? Still!