As the chart in the article shows, several countries are growing their off shore wind faster than the US. Isn’t there an economy of scale at which point it begins to make good economic sense?
Yes, when the machine produces more energy (value) than is required to build it. I believe the same is true of silicon based photovoltaics...When subsidies dry up....production orders fall off.
Maybe if we got real cheap ones from China...and had wetbacks install them for 5 bucks an hour.
Then there's the bird death issue.