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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Here's another one, we have advanced combined cycle natural gas power plants. We could agree to replace a countries coal plants with them, financing them, and they agree to buy natural gas from us at a set rate that acts as a payment for those plants(plus the gas) and we subsidize it to some extent. This would really be a win for everyone, our industry, the environment etc...
I think we just need to be creative here.
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Some companies down in the States are doing something similar with solar. They are trading panels and installation of system for the Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs). With the Federal tax credit and DC's SREC prices, I can, and am, installing panels with no cost out of pocket.
I mean, I had wanted to do this for a while, but smart business incentives and public/ private collaboration could really move the dial in ways just like you proposed.
And really, when you are offering options that allow consumers to partake in what are normally cost-prohibitive green-upgrades, you'll get a lot of takers. I know that at least a few of my neighbors jumped on the same plan. All it took was the company to go door to door and explain how the financing works. I was too lazy to do that, they solved the problem.
I'm just hoping more stuff like this comes up. It's small changes, but they can add up.