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Fact-checking Rep. Dan Crenshaw's claim that wind subsidies 'pushed gas and nuclear out'

Fact-checking Rep. Dan Crenshaw s claim that wind subsidies pushed gas and nuclear out
Brandon Mulder, PolitiFact
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U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was one of several Texas Republicans casting blame for the state s blackouts this month as millions of Texans huddled in their frigid homes.
As with many other Republicans and conservative pundits, Crenshaw pointed his finger at wind energy as the primary culprit. But in a Feb. 16 tweet thread, Crenshaw expanded criticism beyond frozen wind turbines to include the federal subsidies for the wind industry and force the grid to rely in part on wind as a power source. ....

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Wind energy subsidies aren't pushing out natural gas, nuclear investments

PolitiFact s ruling: False
Here s why: U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was one of several Texas Republicans casting blame for the state s blackouts this month as millions of Texans huddled in their frigid homes.
As with many other Republicans and conservative pundits, Crenshaw pointed his finger at wind energy as the primary culprit. But in a Feb. 16 tweet thread, Crenshaw expanded criticism beyond frozen wind turbines to include the federal subsidies for the wind industry and force the grid to rely in part on wind as a power source.
“Why don’t we have extra gas power when we need it most?” Crenshaw tweeted. “Because years of federal subsidies for wind has caused an over reliance on wind and an under-investment in new gas and nuclear plants.” ....

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