Speaking of Germany... their subsidies to wind and solar energy helped dramatically drive down the cost of both: https://energytransition.org/2016/01/how-german

Speaking of Germany... their subsidies to wind and solar energy helped dramatically drive down the cost of both: https://energytransition.org/2016/01/how-germany-helped-bring-down-the-cost-of-pv/ https://energytransition.org/2016/01/how-germany-helped-brin... This was done due to environmental factors, not as a financial instrument. > and are scared of nuclear. That part is definitely true. After seeing that even a high-tech nation like Japan couldn't keep their nuclear reactors safe, nuclear was no longer seen as a viable option.