Question: 1- How did the political reaction to government funding for the Solana project differ from the reaction to more conventional government spending projects such as roads and schools? What does the case tell us about how to assess the value of a fiscal stimulus project?
2- In the chapter we talked about the problem of lags in discretionary fiscal policy. What does the Solana case tell us about this issue?
3- Is the depth of a recession a good or a bad time to undertake an energy project? Why or why not?