Hacker News Reader

How is the $7b invested in transmission lines not a subsidy?

The same reason why building a road isn't a subsidy. Is building a bridge from Oakland to a San Francisco a subsidy for Uber and Twitter?

You are expanding the infrastructure, without transmission lines there is no economic viability for most of our renewable energy.

I would argue that roads that are not paid for by tolls and/or gas taxes are subsidized by those who don’t drive.

Really? Do people who don't drive not benefit from roads? How does your grocery store gets its food?