Considering many people can save money by installing solar power without incentives that's not actually true.
The problem with coal is not power production, it's the infrastructure of power distribution that makes going off grid so viable.
The problem with coal is not power production, it's the infrastructure of power distribution that makes going off grid so viable.
Once you take the feed-in away the benefit is not so clear cut. Also, many people dump the externalities of home solar on everyone else (the negative spot electricity price) and then use cheap power from the grid for most of the 24h cycle
Where do you think going off grid is so viable?
Granted, my electric would only be 50-60$ a month so the savings is also not huge, but that still adds up to 9-11k in 15 years and panels last well past that.
PS: Solar quietly got really cheap, installation is often one of the major costs.