I can&#x27;t seem to connect your two sentences.<p>Is your claim that solar energy would not collapse if subsidies were removed? I can think of a few examples of solar firms that failed even after being given massive subsidies.<p>I&#x27;m not sure to which conflict you refer when you mention an alignment of interests between fossil fuels and conservatives.<p>And I&#x27;m not sure how the conflict, whatever it is, relates to whether or not solar companies have a viable business model.