  Germany's solar subsidies  Fed up  Germany’s support for solar
power is becoming ever harder to afford  See article  Readers'
comments    The implication of the article is that Germany is
paying too much for solar. This may or may not be true, although
in all fairness Germany sets/resets the rate every year so it is
easily fixed. In addition germany offers different tariffs for
different size systems, meaning this is even easier to fix.  But
the author's math (or his logic) is flawed--not sure which is
worse. Why is it so hard to compare distributed generation to
retail rates, and central generation to wholesale rates? A
kilowatt at the plant does NOT equal a kilowatt at the home.
While that hasn't mattered much in the past (because solar makes
up such a small percent of Germany's power) it may in the
future. Even without the ~15% one off cut that appears likely in
April, a 10%/yr reduction eliminates the premium for solar in
about 5 years.  Lastly--and this is nit-picking--in what other
industry is a 10%/