Argument: Wind energy survives because it is heavily subsidized

Support

“Subsidies for wind power blow over”. Industrial Wind Action Group. 23 Aug. 2008: “Creating a welfare-dependent industry in the province may benefit the backers of these projects, but the potential cost to taxpayers is huge, and the outlook for an unsubsidized industry is grim. …The wind power industry in Canada gets a federal government subsidy of $10 per megawatt hour. But B.C. consumers can expect to dig deeper. The cost of electricity from wind power is about $71 per megawatt hour. That compares to about $48 for natural gas and $25 for electricity produced from B.C.’s heritage hydro assets.”