Taxes are part of the cost of electricity, and it&#x27;s perfectly reasonable to include them in the cost of production.  Wind power being down to within 10% of the cost of coal, that&#x27;s absolutely competitive territory.<p>Additionally, the article notes that in some countries the costs are even higher for coal and natural gas, and in those countries, solar is certainly within competitive costs.<p>You might not like that governments are taxing some forms of electricity more heavily, but it&#x27;s a valid way of encouraging the industry to migrate to cleaner options.