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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Studies Weigh Green Energy Investments Payback

Are investments in green energy programs worth it?

Two studies each released within the last year take contrarian points of view on the subject.

Officials at The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, a free-market-leaning public policy organization, found in a study published last year that programs that charge ratepayers additional money to encourage renewable energy systems simply don’t have a high return on investment.