The Western Standard Feds say green energy projects won’t work without subsidies The department concluded “most projects would not have been financially viable” without aid from a program that cost $1,451,708,000. Published 2 weeks ago “The program clearly addresses a market failure,” said the report examined by Blacklock’s Reporter. The department concluded “most projects would not have been financially viable” without aid from a program that cost $1,451,708,000. Auditors examined the program from 2002 to 2019, and found a direct subsidy of a cent per kilowatt hour for energy from solar panels, wind farms, geothermal projects and other green energy programs. Then-Environment Minister Catherine McKenna in 2018 defended green subsidies as necessary to combat climate change.