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Bill Gates Says Wind, Solar Subsidies Should Go to Something New

Gates says more subsidies should go to renewable energy storage and offshore wind.Source: Bloomberg
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It’s time wind and solar passed their subsidies along to emerging technologies that need them more, Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates says.

After decades of government incentives, wind and solar have been deployed widely enough for manufacturers and developers to become increasingly efficient and drive down costs. Now they can probably survive without them, Gates said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.