But renewables could get a lift if Parliament, as expected, enacts a law requiring electric companies to buy electricity generated by wind, geothermal, biomass or small-scale hydroelectric power from those who produce it, paying premium prices to subsidize the providers' costs.
Civil society and trade unions have expressed concerns that 1Care will subsidize private providers at the expense of the public, and discussions have since stalled (10, 11).
The government intended to move away from the model of subsidizing childcare providers, funding was allocated to parents under the new scheme.
Mr. Cernan said that during the briefing from NASA officials last week, General Bolden had said NASA might have to subsidize the commercial providers in order for them to succeed.
Often times the platform needs to subsidize the best providers to have them forego their current opportunities and solve the "chicken or egg" problem.
Verizon and other mobile services providers subsidize smartphones for new customers and as a result are facing margin pressure due to rising costs.
Consumers do not need to pay much to upgrade their phone sets, because service providers essentially subsidize them.
But Venkatesh points out that Apple could link up with advertisers and mobile content providers to subsidize the phone's cost.
Just like small businesses who use Groupons to draw customers in with amazing prices, daily deal providers occasionally subsidize deals for customer acquisition.
