> Humans are rational actors when presented with cost-based options. Politics, biases and ideology fall away when looking at price.
Really? Explain Verblen Goods[1].
Fact is, while price drops do help businesses, there are other complications with home solar - utility companies need to simplify net metering so I don't have to either go off-grid or calculate exactingly to prevent wasted collection. Install costs are also high. Furthermore, there are many houses with many natural gas appliances that reduce the benefits (you're still paying utilities for gas and likely a lot in winter).
Really? Explain Verblen Goods[1].
Fact is, while price drops do help businesses, there are other complications with home solar - utility companies need to simplify net metering so I don't have to either go off-grid or calculate exactingly to prevent wasted collection. Install costs are also high. Furthermore, there are many houses with many natural gas appliances that reduce the benefits (you're still paying utilities for gas and likely a lot in winter).
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good