Hillary Clinton pushes inefficient and undependable energy source that hurts the poor

NY Times:

Hillary Clinton Unveils Far-Reaching Climate Change Plan

Promising more than a half-billion solar panels by the end of a first term and a target of clean energy for every home in a decade, Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled goals on Sunday evening to reduce the threat of climate change.

At this point in its development solar energy is still an inefficient niche product.  It gives less bang for the buck than natural gas and is less dependable.  The higher cost of solar energy represents a regressive tax on the poor and middle class.  If the US is going to push alternative energy it needs to do more research to find products that are competitive and dependable.  Democrats try to solve this problem by engage in artificial scarcity policies in hopes of driving up the cost of fossil fuels.  This is a wrong approach.