Wow, I feel bad for the workers. That's really tough. That's a lot of folks employed making blades. But it's sad that the industry needs tax credits to make the numbers work.
Here's the story, data points:
- Aberdeen, SD
- Molded Fiber Glass, since 2008
- has been making 187 foot blades for General Electric
- General Electric was the company’s only client and [GE plans] to work with LM Wind Power, a company [GE} purchased in October 2016 for $1.65 billion, to make the blades
- also affecting the shutdown was the phasing out of the renewable electricity production tax credit given to companies that manufacture for the wind energy industry
- but there is hope: three other companies looking at the location (I assume for manufacturing)
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