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Germany to Offer Cash Sweeteners to Revive Collapsing Wind Power

  • Councils, consumers to be offered revenue from new wind plants
  • Onshore wind installs plunged on local backlash to new parks
A wind turbine stands near Hamburg, Germany.

A wind turbine stands near Hamburg, Germany.

Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government may try to tame growing opposition to onshore wind developments by offering cash sweeteners to local councils and consumers.