More government subsidies are not a good answer.
One could argue Defense spending is a Government Subsidy that provides jobs. But research from DoD has brought many new technologies.
If the government provides money for just building the plants, and the communities must maintain and provide energy, then that is something.
Then there was how the Army Corps of Engineers is involved in many projects on the Mississippi River (Levees and flood control). Is that a government subsidy? Did not the Federal Government spend tons of dollars after Hurricane Katrina to fix things?
But there are examples where the government does things such as the Army Corps of Engineers to provide engineering solutions.
Of course, as in the case of New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers is not always on the ball, as the flooding from Hurricane Katrina showed.
But maybe that was more a Louisiana/New Orleans problem than an Army Corps of Engineers.
After Hurricane Katrina, there were big bucks spent on fixing levees and flood control by the federal government.