https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/26/the-multiple-distortions-of-wind-subsidies/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:34:57 -0400<![CDATA[Yet wind power is less economically viable today than it was when the current subsidies started in 1992. After the expected gains in moving from one-off production to assembly-line production, no major technological breakthrough has occurred that would substantially lower the cost of wind-power electricity generation. The Department of Energy&#8217;s &#8220;2009 Wind Technology Market Report&#8221; finds average wind-power costs were higher in 2009 than they were in 1994, two years after the subsidies began. As Energy Secretary Steven Chu has observed on more than one occasion, wind energy is a &#8220;mature technology.&#8221;]]>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:45:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/26/the-multiple-distortions-of-wind-subsidies-n280671