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Whirlwind of trouble
Wind energy is environmentally harmful and costly to taxpayers. Furthermore, its expansion could adversely affect the nation's electricity transmission system.
January 15, 2005
by Thomas Tanton
in ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, Denver, Colorado
Wind energy is growing rapidly because environmentalists think it has environmental benefits and the government has given it large tax incentives. But electricity consumers who want reliable delivery and who are truly concerned about the environment should question this preferential treatment. Wind energy is environmentally harmful and costly to taxpayers. Furthermore, its expansion could adversely affect the nation's electricity transmission system.
In the United States, the most significant federal incentive for wind energy is the production tax credit (PTC). For each kilowatt-hour of energy produced, this compensates the producer by 1.8 cents.... [continue via Web link]
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