The Netherlands is finding out just how expensive offshore wind power really is. Last year the Dutch government paid 4.5 billion euros ($6 billion) in subsidies to wind producers. With a population of only 16.6 million, the Netherlands subsidizes wind production at an astounding cost of $370 per Dutch resident. This is unsustainable for the Dutch government, which has decided to reduce its own costs and transfer the subsidy costs to Dutch electricity consumers.