Description: Off of the coast of Great Britain, 100 wind turbines power 200,000 homes

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
 
Date: 09/23/2010

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/09/23/n_gb_off_shore_wind_farm.cnnmoney/

Questions for discussion: 

• Do you think this energy business would be as successful, without government subsidies?
• What role should government play in helping emerging enterprises establish themselves?
• Are subsidies fair to other energy companies?
• How important is the “global” nature of this business?
• Why are governments so ready to offer subsidies to this sort of business start-up?
• What could be a limitation to the long term success of this business?