Posted On: 01/16/2014 6:00:30 PM
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Blown away? US suspends wind power subsidies, for now
Washington (AFP) - Historic subsidies propping up US wind energy ended on January 1 and Congress refused to renew them, despite supporters arguing that the aid has made renewable power cheaper than coal.
"Our nation's energy policy must make economic sense for taxpayers and not manipulate markets," he and Senator Joe Manchin of coal-producing West Virginia, wrote in a position letter.
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