Phase-Out of Feed-In Tariffs Threatens Viability of Residential Solar Installations
The planned elimination of guaranteed feed-in tariffs for new small-scale solar systems by the federal government has drawn sharp criticism from environmental organizations like Germanwatch, who warn the move makes residential installations economically unviable. The policy shift reflects a deliberate government strategy to redirect capital away from heavily subsidized household panels and toward massive, highly efficient industrial-scale renewable energy farms.