DConf 2013 Day 3 Talk 1: Metaprogramming in the Real World by Don Clugston

[John Colvin]

On Tuesday, 11 June 2013 at 19:54:34 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:44:35 -0400, John Colvin 
> <john.loughran.colvin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> It's not ready to roll out as the energy of the future, but in 
>> certain circumstances it's a good deal for an individual.
>
> It's not a good deal for the taxpayers who have to subsidize it 
> to make it a good deal for the individual.  Would you buy it if 
> it was full price?
>
> -Steve

Probably not. However, the subsidies have done a great deal to 
get the technology real-world testing in a variety of settings, 
as well as providing cash-flow for practical R+D, especially with 
regards to more down to earth practicalities. I would say it is - 
at the very least - not a complete waste of money for the 
tax-payer.

P.S. I'm not buying it at all, my parents did as it represented a 
much better investment than any bank accounts. In particular, the 
energy companies pay quite a high price to buy the spare energy.