Recommendation It is recommended to eliminate solar subsidy programs and find an alternative method for sustainable energy, such as batteries. BackgroundSolar energy subsidies have been introduced to the United States from the development of solar energy systems in 1963. in response to threats of possible war resulting from increasing nuclear development stemming from space exploration (History of Solar Energy in California, 2014). This event was one of the first important causes that led Americans to move away from oil and toward renewable energy. In the 1970s, growing interest in promoting alternative energy continued when Arab members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo on oil exports to the United States ( History of Solar Energy, 2014). In response to the crisis, Congress passed the Energy Tax Act (ETA) in 1978 to encourage homeowners to invest in energy savings by providing a federal energy tax credit of up to 2 $000 to people who installed such devices in their homes between 1977 and 1986 (History of Solar Energy, 2014). The same year, the California Solar Rights Act was passed, restricting homeowners' associations from installing solar energy systems (U.S. Department of Energy, 2014). Since then, the law has been amended twice in 2003 and 2004 "extending its ban on restrictions to all public entities" and "minimizing aesthetic restrictions on solar energy to those costing less than $2,000 and limiting review of solar installations by building officials to these items only.” that address specific health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal laws (U.S. Department of Energy, 2014, paragraph 2). In 1979, encouraged by the adoption of ETA's generous fares, California impacted the alt... ... middle of paper ...... change affects people on a scale worldwide. Republicans reject these concerns and advocate for increasing domestic energy sources based on oil, natural gas, and carbon to produce more jobs and economic growth (Weeks, 2011). However, the Obama administration continues to "push for more federal investment in renewable energy, such as solar and wind, and in emerging technologies such as 'clean' coal-fired power plants that could capture and bury their greenhouse gas emissions,” because its benefits outweigh its drawbacks ( Weeks, 2011, p. 459).” Since the start of federal tax credits for solar investment in 2006 and the launch of the California Solar Initiative in 2007, policies and subsidies have been instrumental in California's solar growth (Pfund, 2013). However, the popularity of solar power in California has led to a significant drop in the amount of money available for reimbursement..