Category Archives: Energy Subsidies

Confused in West Virginia

Posted on October 6, 2011 by morgan

Two years ago, when David Friend, CEO of US WindForce LLC testified before the WV Public Service Commission, he was asked to describe Edison’s relationship with the Pinnacle wind project currently under construction on the Allegheny Front above Keyser, West … Continue reading →

Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Alternative Energy, Energy Subsidies, Industrial Wind and Local Governments, Industrial Wind Taxes, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Force LLC, US WindForce, WV PSC Hearing - Pinnacle Knob | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 30, 2011

Posted on August 30, 2011 by morgan

Items of interest: 1:  Aw, shucks! “A report commissioned by ScottishPower concludes that reducing subsidies 25 percent will render the (1,000 land-based) turbines a loss maker for investors instead of just rate and taxpayers.” – CFACT EU 2-And more on … Continue reading →

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Industrial wind flunks out!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by morgan

Our friends at Windtoons nail it with this take on our recent post about the dismal performance of wind. Industrial wind = FAILURE

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Paul Driessen: “the renewable energy subsidy train rolls on, with tanker cars of red ink bankrolled by US taxpayers and consumers – to provide less than 1% of the energy we use.”

Posted on May 31, 2011 by ztower

Article republished with permission of the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT): Rants, lies, subsidies and job-killing policies How our government subsidizes job, wealth, revenue and people-killing energy policies. May 19, 2011 by Paul Driessen President Obama’s speeches sum up his … Continue reading →

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Incentives: the wind industry’s Happy Hour

Posted on March 23, 2011 by morgan

“Happy Hour” is a marketing ploy used to draw new patrons to your bar and, obviously, to keep your loyals loyal.  One dollar beers, a few pigs in a blanket and extra special pretzels (the kind with lots of salt … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Subsidies, Industrial Wind and Local Governments, Wind Energy Legislation, Wind Energy Shenanigans, Wind Power subsidies | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Night and day on Capitol Hill

Posted on March 20, 2011 by morgan

A few of us visited our West Virginia Senators in Washington last week for a little discussion on renewable energy.  Our focus was industrial wind since, at least in West Virginia and the Appalachian Mountains, that’s the major thorn in … Continue reading →

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Christopher Horner: “Windmills have surpassed ethanol’s pocket-pickery.”

Posted on March 9, 2011 by morgan

A must read by Christopher C. Horner at Big Business, “Meet the New Ethanol:  Wind Blows Past Corn as Subsidy King, No end in Sight.” Mr. Horner describes in detail the massive taxpayer hand-out status achieved by industrial wind, or … Continue reading →

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Get the Energy Sector off the Dole – Jeffrey Leonard

Posted on January 7, 2011 by morgan

Excellent advice from Jeffrey Leonard in the Washington Monthly:  “If President Obama wants to set us on a path to a sustainable energy future—and a green one, too—he should propose a very simple solution to the current mess: eliminate all … Continue reading →

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