{"id":4452,"date":"2021-10-01T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eoly-energy.com\/faqs\/why-is-wind-energy-so-heavily-subsidised-2\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T09:05:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:05:46","slug":"why-is-wind-energy-so-heavily-subsidised-2","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eoly-energy.com\/en\/faqs\/why-is-wind-energy-so-heavily-subsidised-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is wind energy so heavily subsidised?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263956494 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263956494 BCX0\">Almost all types of energy production are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW263956494 BCX0\">subsidi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263956494 BCX0\">sed. Wind energy\u202fis no exception. 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