Subsidies were gone and so is Siemens. In a related story amidst all the hype on electric cars, it was reported that Musk unveiled his new model with orders for half a million. The problem is he can't build that many, and has yet to make any money, having lost $700 million last year. Subsidies is what keeps him going. The solar panels that dot the countryside are there because people signed contracts that paid them up to 80 cents a kw whether the power was used or not. These contracts provide a 20 year revenue stream that every hydro customer in Ontario pays for. An alternative version of the term green energy could well mean the effort governments put into sucking dollars from consumers to create the allusion that they are actually making a difference.