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Make it 12.
This House Republican is no troublemaker. But she's sticking her neck out for Obamacare subsidies.
Rep. Jen Kiggans has stepped into a political minefield in her quest to secure an extension of enhanced health care tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year.A former Navy helicopter pilot, nurse practitioner and mother of four, the 54-year-old Virginian is seen in the Republican Conference as something of a model member, hailing from one of the toughest swing districts in the country. She is viewed by her peers as personable and a team player.
Twelve Republicans and seven Democrats are backing legislation that would enact a one-year extension of the subsidies, which are implemented in the form of enhanced tax credits. Kiggans is the lead sponsor and the GOP face of the effort.
“In six weeks or so, people will get a notice that their health care premiums are going to go up by thousands of dollars,” said Kiggans. “And at the end of the year ... for people that either have this type of insurance and work in small businesses, are self-employed, you know, I worry about their access to health care.”
Mindful of the intraparty fissures around this issue, Johnson has so far been careful not to say whether he endorses an extension, and certainly isn’t tying it to a government funding package needed to avert a shutdown before Oct. 1.
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Pitfalls in the solar sector:
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$2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money: ‘Never lived up to its promises’
The hugely expensive Ivanpah Solar Power Facility was completed in 2014, but it’s now dated and inefficient. It’s set to close in 2026.
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Getting outpaced by new technology is a pitfall in any sector.Pitfalls in the solar sector:
$2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money: ‘Never lived up to its promises’
The hugely expensive Ivanpah Solar Power Facility was completed in 2014, but it’s now dated and inefficient. It’s set to close in 2026.
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Within 10 years & a couple billion $ spent is not a confidence builder.
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This was an older technology too....heating water using heliostats was a risky endevour (it's basically a gigantic solar oven) and I find it odd that they expected that to be a long term money making endevour.
I am totally with you about it not being a confidence builder. Good thing the tech itself has been a dead end essentially and there is a more sensible focus on solar panels.
Quick... without looking how much has the efficiency of solar panels increased since t hat project was first proposed?
Construction began in 2009. Solar panels: 200W efficiency
Solar panels 2025: 500W (Was offered to me for my house)...750W is available.
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