&gt;The tweaks to tax policy you&#x27;re referring to have already happened, and they still haven&#x27;t made wind and solar competitive<p>They already did in the UK and Germany as the article points out.<p>The political weight of utilities and the oil&#x2F;natgas industry is significantly higher in the US which is probably why the US hasn&#x27;t followed in Germany&#x2F;UK&#x27;s footsteps. Too many Senate re-election campaign funds being paid for by Kochs, etc.