{"id":2271059,"date":"2024-06-18T21:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T01:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solar-co-collapses-customers-furious-as-dems-favorite-power-source-leaves-homeowners-high-and-dry\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T01:52:27","slug":"solar-co-collapses-customers-furious-as-dems-favorite-power-source-leaves-homeowners-high-and-dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solar-co-collapses-customers-furious-as-dems-favorite-power-source-leaves-homeowners-high-and-dry\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Co. Fails, Leaving Customers Stranded; Democrats&#8217; Preferred Energy Source Under Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsolar-co-collapses-customers-furious-as-dems-favorite-power-source-leaves-homeowners-high-and-dry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ongoing crisis\u2063 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-esg-scam-rates-slave-using-chinese-firms-higher-than-clean-american-energy-producers\/\" title=\"The \u2018ESG\u2019 Scam Rates Slave-Using Chinese Firms Higher Than Clean American Energy Producers\">solar power industry<\/a>, specifically highlighting the closure of \u200bTitan Solar, a company that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/get-woke-go-broke-amazon-installed-solar-panels-in-an-attempt-to-go-net-zero-they-kept-catching-fire-and-were-turned-off\/\" title=\"Get Woke, Go Broke: Amazon Installed Solar Panels In An Attempt To Go Net Zero. They Kept Catching Fire And Were Turned Off.\">installed solar panels<\/a> on\u200b over \u2062100,000 homes. Titan Solar \u2064shut its doors after failing to find a \u2062buyer, leaving the \u2062future maintenance\u2064 of \u2062installed panels\u2063 uncertain.\u200b This \u200bclosure adds to the growing list of distressed\u200d firms in\u2063 the\u2064 sector, \u2063with 16\u200d major\u2063 solar companies having filed for \u2063bankruptcy in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The article draws attention to the broader industry struggles linked to reduced solar power\u200b effectiveness and financial viability despite significant federal subsidies. \u200bCritics \u2063argue that despite \u200dheavy investment, including billions of dollars in \u2063federal\u200b subsidies geared toward fostering renewable energy, solar power still contributes minimally to the U.S. energy output and \u200bheavily relies on government support. Instances of\u200c companies\u2062 like Sunnova taking\u2062 financial advantage of vulnerable groups \u2062under subsidized incentives are \u2063highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>the\u2063 piece paints \u200ba picture of an\u200b industry in turmoil, where companies are unable to sustain operations without substantial government subsidies, raising questions about the\u2064 economic feasibility and reliability of\u2062 solar \u2064energy \u200bmoving forward. Additionally, the article includes a critique \u200cof the Biden administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-americans-including-democrats-disapprove-of-appliance-energy-regulations-poll\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Americans, including Democrats, oppose appliance energy regulations.\">green\u2062 energy policies<\/a> \u2063and \u2062their impact on the industry&#8217;s stability and \u2064affordability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 18, 2024 at 4:55pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The glow of solar power is dimming for customers of yet another solar energy company that is fading into the night of promises it could not keep.<\/p>\n<p>Titan Solar told employees on June 13 that it was \u201cclosing its doors\u201d because no one would buy the company, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6989810\/titan-solar-closing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Titan said that it put solar panels on more than 100,000 homes. The fate of consumers who have panels on their homes and no one to maintain them is uncertain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Titan Solar is a company that has been accused of misleading customers in Nevada. Now, it appears the company has closed its doors. Channel 13\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryanhorwath?\">@bryanhorwath<\/a> will have more coming up tonight at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>BACKGROUND: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obydTkcuE4\">https:\/\/t.co\/obydTkcuE4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uV4MKDQZ1B\">pic.twitter.com\/uV4MKDQZ1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KTNV | Channel 13 News Las Vegas (@KTNV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTNV\/status\/1802824290188046734?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Over 2023 and 2024 to date, 16 major solar companies have filed for bankruptcy, Solar Insure reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Green is falling apart. SUBSIDIES are great till there aren\u2019t any left.<\/p>\n<p>I found this on NewsBreak: Another Solar Company Goes Bust <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6A0Ne684Bq\">https:\/\/t.co\/6A0Ne684Bq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marie Santoro (@magszee39790) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/magszee39790\/status\/1803190222571618691?\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, an earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6565415\/rooftop-solar-industry-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> report estimated 100 local solar installers had gone belly-up in 2023.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you ever trust your home to solar power?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Others are on the brink. Time reported that SunPower said in December there was \u201csubstantial doubt\u201d it could keep operating. Share prices in national solar installers SunRun and Sunnova have fallen more than 85 percent from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2024\/05\/bidens-solar-subsidies-shatter-our-power-grid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review\u2019s Andrew Follett<\/a> surveyed the state of the solar energy industry, he noted \u201cAmericans haven\u2019t gotten much out of Biden\u2019s immense spending on solar power besides a shattered power grid and a greatly increased risk of blackouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Webline of the day:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 50 years and hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies, loads of regulatory advantages, &#038; political support, solar power generated under 4 percent of America\u2019s electricity in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>w.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WEschenbach\/status\/1800919912715841750?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  President Joe Biden\u2019s energy giveaways \u201chave decidedly flopped,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Follett noted that solar power rests on a foundation of federal renewable energy subsidies, which included $369 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act and $550 billion in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which came on top of $450 billion in green energy investments \u2014 using tax dollars \u2014 from 2010 to 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Solar just works and we need 300 billion, sorry I mean 2 trillion in subsidies over the next few decades to keep it working.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvpaXQoDMp\">https:\/\/t.co\/KvpaXQoDMp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3d1Q9GYCrj\">pic.twitter.com\/3d1Q9GYCrj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russ Greene (@GreenPlusAnE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenPlusAnE\/status\/1802334112482464241?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He noted that federal subsidies have \u201cincentivized a wave of shady solar companies, such as Sunnova, which \u2014 after receiving a $3 billion loan from the Biden administration \u2014 was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/biden-admin-gave-3-billion-loan-to-solar-company-accused-of-scamming-elderly\/\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">accused<\/a> of pressuring elderly dementia patients into signing pricey, decades-long solar-panel contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-quietly-released-study-showing-green-energy-receives-far-more-subsidies-fossil-fuels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that a new Biden administration study reported that renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar energy, comprise 21 percent of American electricity production, but took in the largest share of federal subsidies at $83.8 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Wind &#038; solar are so cheap, why the need for massive subsidies? Wind and solar\u2019s economic viability is a myth without government-backed contracts and high guaranteed prices. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EnergyEconomics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EnergyEconomics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JFJi1On8fS\">https:\/\/t.co\/JFJi1On8fS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SaveLBI (@saveLBIorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saveLBIorg\/status\/1802830513360544032?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor years Democrats have claimed technologies like solar energy are cheaper than coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-thinks-the-failures-of-big-government-can-be-fixed-by-more-big-government\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Thinks The Failures Of Big Government Can Be Fixed By\u2026 More Big Government\">report makes clear<\/a> that solar is largely dependent on heavy subsidies with taxpayer dollars,\u201d Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Republican John Barrasso of Wyoming said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the Biden Administration, American families are paying too much for energy as it is,\u201d he said. \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t have to fork over their hard-earned money to support liberal special interests. Solar should be competing for sales in the marketplace, not for subsidies in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar power&#8217;s allure dims as Titan Solar, another company in the industry, announces closure. 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