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Here is an excellent bit of homework by Patrick at Nuclear Dialogues, who has rebutted the propaganda about loan guarantees with the 2007 EIA tabulation of subsidies per energy class per megawatthour.

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Rankings of subsidies and support based on absolute amount and amounts per megawatthour of generation differ widely, reflecting substantial differences in the amount of generation across fuels. Subsidies and Support to Electric Production by Selected Primary Energy Sources
Primary Energy Source	FY 2007 Net Generation (billion kilowatthours)	Subsidies and Support Allocated to Electric Generation (million FY 2007 dollars)	Subsidies and Support per Unit of Production (dollars/megawatthour)
Natural Gas and Petroleum Liquids	919	227	0.25
Coal	1,946	854	0.44
Hydroelectric	258	174	0.67
Biomass	40	36	0.89
Geothermal	15	14	0.92
Nuclear	794	1,267	1.59
Wind	31	724	23.37
Solar	1	174	24.34
Refined Coal	72	2,156	29.81
Energy Information Administration, Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy Markets 2007, SR/CNEAF/2008-1 (Washington, DC, 2008).

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Please continue reading Comparing Energy Subsidies.