Wind subsidies

Wind energy producers in the U.S. have been receiving subsidies from the federal government since 1992.

 For the average wind company to keep going, they need to receive about $86 per kilowatt hour from their customers.  This is somewhat high among energy companies:  nuclear power needs $108 and natural gas suppliers need $67.

But the government gives them  $23 per kilowatt hour.  So now wind energy producers need only $63 per kilowatt hour from their customers - which is much more competitive and gives them a market advantage.

Something else has happened as a sort of gift to the wind industry:  the federal government has given some  permission to kill bald eagles, a species still protected by law though no longer on the endangered list.