Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
The state and utility company subsidies for green energy (wind, solar, etc.) also factor into the overall utility costs.
Your utilities will be cheaper if you install solar panels on your roof.
Your meter will go backwards, and you’ll make money.
Farmers get breaks to install solar panels on some of the worlds most fertile farmland (much of Illinois is blessed with thick black dirt).
Breaks for wind turbines.
etc.