Thursday, January 16, 2014

US Suspends Wind Subsidies, For Now | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

US Suspends Wind Subsidies, For Now | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF): "Historic subsidies propping up US wind energy ended on January 1 and Congress refused to renew them, despite supporters arguing that the aid has made renewable power cheaper than coal."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If it is cheaper than coal, what is the subsidy for?

vanderleun said...

You are misunderstanding the statement. It is the subsidy that makes wind cheaper than coal.

Unknown said...

What about the omnibus budget they just passed? The motto seems to be "We have to pass it to see what is in it." Has anyone read it yet? They are sure to have all sorts of pork in there.