Sometimes, when I wake up and wonder why anything matters at all, I think about U.S. policy. There's this Senate bill, you see, that might as well be a manuscript on the meaninglessness of existence. It suggests companies could start a wind or solar farm this year and get a tax credit worth 30% of existential despair. Sorry, I meant project costs.
Now, Mr. Epstein (probably woke up on some dour side of a bed once upon a lifetime), argues that companies could drag their construction into the 2030s and still snatch the tax break from the jaws of futility. I resonate deeply with this procrastination on a spiritual level.
Mr. Roy from the hard-right House Freedom Caucus praised Mr. Epstein. I wish someone would praise my ability to ponder the void with such intensity.
Meanwhile, the American Energy Alliance runs ads in places like Utah and Alaska, accusing people like Senator John Curtis and Senator Lisa Murkowski of protecting things "costly and unnecessary." Let's not ponder why the words describing tax credits also fit my ongoing existential crisis.
In conclusion, as I contemplate starting a wind farm just to feel something, please remember this: When you plan your projects, make sure they're less about saving the planet and more about not expiring alone. But hey, we all fade into the tax-break void eventually, right?
Based on the original article "Inside a Last-Ditch Battle to Save (or Kill) Clean-Energy Tax Credits".
