Taxing the SUN in Spain
Would it not make far more sense to slightly increase the debt and create the capacity to export the energy to Europe? Or use it to fuel something energy intensive and job creating ie aluminium production, desalination or something similar? I'm no expert, that's just the first thoughts that came to my head.
What do you think?
What do you think?
First of all the Sun is not something private. But I am sure that this idea came from big companies that produce electricity. It smells like a bit of corruption here. There are a lot of ideas that could make a lot more sense than simply taxing. In this case taxing means stop using Sun and buy form us. I expect people to go on strike. But on the other hand the change from fossil-fuel to bio-based economy will come at a cost. And Spain is a kind of pioneer.
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CaerMyrddin
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We have a similar problem here in Portugal and things aren't so simplistic.
There was lots of corruption to install solar stations. The governments created a bubble by financing both the construction and the exploration of these structures. Basically the companies that joined the business had the money lent to build the park and the government enforced that the energy produced was to be bought at a certain price that basically meant that these companies had not only a risk free business but also a highly profitable one. All at the cost of having the energy's cost pumped what has a negative effect on economy. So they are coming up with these 'taxes on the sun' to diminish the debt that was previously created.
There was lots of corruption to install solar stations. The governments created a bubble by financing both the construction and the exploration of these structures. Basically the companies that joined the business had the money lent to build the park and the government enforced that the energy produced was to be bought at a certain price that basically meant that these companies had not only a risk free business but also a highly profitable one. All at the cost of having the energy's cost pumped what has a negative effect on economy. So they are coming up with these 'taxes on the sun' to diminish the debt that was previously created.
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RamiroCole
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Really dont make any sense..It will discourage people from using solar power.L.o.S wrote:Would it not make far more sense to slightly increase the debt and create the capacity to export the solar panel to Europe? Or use it to fuel something energy intensive and job creating ie aluminium production, desalination or something similar? I'm no expert, that's just the first thoughts that came to my head.
What do you think?