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Same thing happened in solar, so I'm not entirely sure why anyone is surprised by this? You can't compete against a nation state. Best you can do is have nati

• boringg 4y ago
  Absolutely. The US unfortunately was too politically pigheaded to build manufacturing for solar and wind and continue to pay for it. Go thank your local GOP rep and global warming conspiracy theorist for handing out those jobs offshore.
  • jdhn 4y ago
    The US shouldn't be subsidizing those jobs. What should be happening is that tariffs should be slapped on companies like Vestas that are basically government backed companies in order to even the playing field.
    • cinntaile 4y ago
      Vestas is not a government backed company, see my other comment.
      • boringg 4y ago
        Go look at public policy in denmark to support vestas.
        • cinntaile 4y ago
          If there is public policy support, it needs to exist for all manufacturers. Otherwise it's not legal in the EU.
    • missedthecue 4y ago
      Why? If the Danish taxpayer is going to subsidize my country's wind infrastructure, why should I stop them?
      • jimmydorry 4y ago
        You get short-term subsidised infrastructure at the cost of cutting off all future local R&D and local manufacturing capacity. For a small country, this is probably worth it. For a global behemoth? Probably not. Like all things in life, there are trade-offs, and allowing the decimation of local capability on what should be of national concern (energy security) was short-sighted at best.
  • pstuart 4y ago
    It's heartbreaking that alternative energy has been so horribly politicized -- we all win with its success.