To aid energy research and mitigate some of the uptick in consumption as a result of a 50% Discount/Rebate at retail sale, why not implement a sliding scale required investment of gifted money into 5-6% eco-energy R & D bonds. Its still a gift just a gift of investment so it aligns with the new monetary paradigm and it propels investment toward rational scientific goals.

True paradigm changes always open new doors mentally and temporally.