Can You Name the Highest Solar-Subsidy States in the Nation? Would You Be Surprised …?

Uncle Sam heavily subsidies the solar industry; should Massachusetts be doing it too? Many states, including California, have largely discounted solar subsidies, and solar is king in the Golden State. (It's hard to find the desert with all the panels covering it; even environmental advocates are concerned for the wildlife in Imperial County on the Arizona and Mexico borders.)

The Bay State's solar industry is now, by some metrics, the second largest in the country, according to a national solar industry group . That means if California votes to secede from the union in 2018 (and is allowed by Congress to go) the Bay State will have more people working on solar than anywhere you don't need a passport for. China, Germany, and other nations' solar industries are a much bigger part of their economy than in America.