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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by piotr1212 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:55AM (#20685313)
> subsidies were set in stone for 20 years

How does that work? A new government can change the law and decide otherwise, well at least that is what they do here.

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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by krageon on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:57AM (#20685335)
In civilised countries when the government makes a promise they by and large stand by it.
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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by pjc50 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:58AM (#20685345)
Well, it was explicitly promised at the time, and has survived a couple of changes of government. It may be a quasi-contractual agreement, I'm not sure.
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