Anywhere But America?

A recent post on treehugger.com alleges that solar power has become cheaper than diesel-generated power in India. It also says that in several African countries solar energy is less expensive than kerosene. That's dang cheap, and that means those who have electricity in these regions are likely to switch to solar power. That is the hope anyway.

My question is, if third world countries can supply cheaper-than-fossil-fuel sources of green energy, why is solar power in the USA still not cheap enough for Americans to make the switch? The policy of our nation has been to keep oil, coal, and gas as the significant and dominant energy forms and provide them at a low cost. Presumably, the tax breaks and credits these companies get help keep the product inexpensive for the American consumer. In the meantime, "greener" forms of energy struggle to get and keep these types of breaks that would help it be just as competitive as the fossil fuels.

This is America, and we should have the option of inexpensive green energy, as consumers. Many Americans will vote with their wallets in favor of cleaner energy sources if only they are priced on the same scale as oil, gas, and coal.  We must continue to harangue our political leaders to even out the playing field if we are going to at least be "on par" with third world countries. America is supposed to be the land of opportunity, remember?