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It is interesting to note that  Americans would choose to provide financial support to solar energy
more than to any other energy source if they were in charge of the U.S. Energy
Policy.

Results of this poll, conducted in October 2011, are available by clicking here.

Germany has installed more solar PV systems than any other country. But according to a survey published this week by the Federal Association of the Electricity and Water Industry (BDEW), fossil fuels still accounted for 80% of German electricity generation in 2010. Electricity generated by renewable sources rose slightly to 17%.

The breakdown by type of generation is:

Source________________2009________2010*

Nuclear_______________22.9%________23%
Lignite_______________24.0%________23%
Hard Coal_____________17.7%________18%
Natural Gas___________13.7%________14%

“Absolute Power?” (June 5, by Chris Sorensen) accurately portrays the concerns many electricity users in Ontario have about the province’s green energy strategy. What it fails to do is clearly articulate the many good reasons the government has – after lengthy consultations with many stakeholders – to establish a renewable Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program.

In The Wacky World of Green Power (April 10), Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente states that incentive programs for renewable power such as Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff “achieve little or nothing of any social benefit”. She also writes “Renewables simply can’t produce the large volumes of reliable energy that our economy needs.”

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