LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES

摘要

The rapid depletion of nonrenewable sources of energy and the dangerous implications of reliance on foreign sources of energy are causing us to look increasingly toward the sun for a contribution to our energy requirements.nThe legal basis to provide financial incentives is found in the enumerated powers of the Constitution for the exercise of federal authority, the police and tax powers for the exercise of state authority, and state delegated powers for the exercise of local authority. These powers are limited by the federal and state constitutions, and the scope of delegated authority.