Question

eleventh grade k.4 identify supporting evidence in a text (u40)
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select the best evidence to support the statement \financial incentives from the federal government are partly responsible for the growth in wind energy in the united states.\ there may be more than one correct choice.

from 2008 to 2014, the united states led all other countries in the amount of electricity generated by wind. u.s. wind power totaled nearly 168 million megawatthours during 2013, about three times more than the wind power generated in the united states in 2008.

a major contributor to increasing u.s. wind power in recent years has been the federal production tax credit. the amount of u.s. electricity generated from wind has also increased because of state governments’ renewable portfolio standards that require a percentage of their states’ electricity supply to come from wind power and other renewable energy sources.

adapted from u.s. energy information administration website
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Explanation:

To support the statement about federal financial incentives (the production tax credit is a financial incentive from the federal government) being responsible for wind energy growth, we analyze the options. The first paragraph just gives data on wind energy production growth. The second paragraph's first part says "A major contributor to increasing U.S. wind power in recent years has been the federal production tax credit" which directly links federal financial incentives (production tax credit) to the growth of wind energy. The part about state governments' standards is about state - level policies, not federal financial incentives. So the relevant sentence is "A major contributor to increasing U.S. wind power in recent years has been the federal production tax credit."

Answer:

A major contributor to increasing U.S. wind power in recent years has been the federal production tax credit.