Federal Energy Subsidies: Not All Technologies Are Created Equal
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- Mechanical and Industrial
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- Renewable Energy Policy Project
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Overview: This report examines federal subsidies to wind, solar, and nuclear power programs and finds that while nuclear energy received the majority of subsidies, wind energy provided more energy per dollar spent in the first 10 years. Wind, solar and nuclear power received approximately $150 billion in cumulative federal subsidies over roughly fifty years, some 95% of which supported nuclear power. Perhaps more significant, nuclear power received far higher levels of support per kilowatt-hour generated early in its history than did wind or solar. Federal Energy Subsidies also provides qualitative accounting of Federal involvement in hydropower development.
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Format: PDF | Size: 214KB | Date: Jul 2000 | Pages: 20
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