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GE sees more casualties in wind and solar

FLORENCE (Reuters) - General Electric Co. expects increased competition and a reduction in subsidies by cash-strapped governments to lead to more companies exiting the wind and solar power businesses, but the industrial behemoth still sees growing long-term demand.

FLORENCE (Reuters) - General Electric Co. expects increased competition and a reduction in subsidies by cash-strapped governments to lead to more companies exiting the wind and solar power businesses, but the industrial behemoth still sees growing long-term demand.

"There's going to be a lot of casualties in the wind and solar businesses, there already are in solar," John Krenicki, who leads GE's energy division, told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

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