Originally published on the AWEA website (image added). Washington, D.C., — The renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) were included today with bipartisan support, as the U.S. Senate Finance Committee reported out a tax extenders package whose swift passage is critically important to the continued … [continued]
America’s clean energy economy created nearly 80,000 green jobs across nearly every state in 2013, but overall job growth fell 30% due to uncertain policy.
35,467 megawatts of new wind energy capacity were installed globally in 2013, up 12.5% from 2012, led primarily by China as the US and European industries stalled over policy uncertainty.
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Ryan Koronowski The U.S. House of Representatives has already gone on vacation back to their districts and the Senate effectively adjourned for 2013 on Friday, meaning that the one-year extension of the Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) will expire on January 1, 2014. The PTC is a $0.022 per … [continued]
A new report finds Texas, Iowa, North Dakota, and Oklahoma earned hundreds of millions more from the wind Production Tax Credit than they paid in taxes.
Originally published by the American Council On Renewable Energy by Kevin Haley Three simple reasons why bashing the tax code won’t slow the roll of renewable energy Nothing says “December in D.C.” like the mad dash to haggle over end-of-year tax extenders – and the energy sectors are no exception. … [continued]
A new report says 15,000 green jobs were created across the US in 3Q 2013, but warns of negative impacts created by the looming wind tax credit expiration.
The wind wars are heating up again as Congress considers another extension of the production tax credit for wind power. The latest salvo is an open letter to federal legislators under the auspices of the American Energy Alliance,* an organization which seems to think that referring to the American wind … [continued]
If you’re not familiar with what has gone down in the US wind industry in the past year, here’s a quick synopsis (skip the next two paragraphs if you know the background well): Careless Congressmen Despite fossil fuel and nuclear power competitors getting tax credits for many decades, the wind … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Progress by Mari Hernandez Last week, Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy proposed its fourth wind farm in the Upper Midwest since mid-July. If approved, the 150-megawatt Border Winds Project would be developed in North Dakota near the U.S.-Canadian border and produce enough electricity to save customers an estimated $45 … [continued]
