Since FY 2016, tax expenditures have continued to grow, increasing to over 75 percent of total federal support in recent years. On a total dollar basis and on a unit of production basis, solar energy had the highest federal electricity-related subsidies in FY 2022.
We apply spatial econometric model to analyze the performance of government subsidies on photovoltaic industry. The installed capacity of photovoltaics has shown a significant spatial agglomeration situation since 2012. The feed-in tariff and R&D subsidy policies play a positive incentive to the photovoltaic installed capacity.
Wind and solar combined represented 94 percent of the federal renewable electricity-related subsidies in FY 2022, while producing a combined 5.5 percent of primary energy. ______ Energy end-use subsidies (Low-Income Heating Assistance and other such programs) were the second highest category after renewable subsidies.
On a per-dollar basis, government policies have led to solar generation being subsidized by over 76 times more than nuclear electricity production, and wind being subsidized almost 17 times more than nuclear power on a unit-of-production basis in FY 2022. Nuclear power is the largest source of carbon-free energy in the United States. Conclusion
Nearly half (46%) of all energy-related federal subsidies and 67% of energy-focused tax spending went toward renewables. A large share of the credits were directed toward wind and solar-powered energy, with a slightly smaller share invested in biofuels, specifically ethanol and biodiesels.
The scale of subsidies is in inverse correlation with the distribution of solar energy resources in some regions. Energy is the basis for development of material civilization. Since fossil energy can cause environmental problems, clean energy has become the trend of energy development. Solar energy is a kind of resource-rich and clean energy.
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