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David McKinley: “If their cost goes up by having renewables because we are putting a line in for a wind farm and now I have to pay more…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
If their cost goes up by having renewables because we are putting a line in for a wind farm and now I have to pay more, why is that not a subsidy?
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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Questioning the definition of subsidy related to renewable energy costs.

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