Economic PoliciesFeaturedWhy Biden’s Green Energy Policy Will ‘End in Tears’The lessons for America from Germany’s ‘Energiewende’SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintWind turbines near a coal-fired power plant are pictured near Hamm, western Germany, on June 8, 2022. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty ImagesKevin StocklinReporter6/26/2022|Updated: 7/17/20220:00X 1News AnalysisAmerican Founding Father Benjamin Franklin once said that “experience is an expensive school but fools will learn in no other.” Germany’s green energy policy, launched in the year 2000, could have been a cheap lesson for the United States today.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.