US solar lobby hopes for tax break decision this week

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As report argues photovoltaics lack market viability lobbyists push for tax credits top be extended

Just as the Senate moves to vote on legislation extending federal support for tax incentives, an academic has released a report questioning the technology's short-term commercial viability. Rhone Resch,...

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