Wind = 1st Choice For New Power Capacity In America
The American Wind Energy Association’s latest report says wind is now the number 1 choice for new energy generation capacity in America.
Tom Kiernan
Murray Energy Bankrolls Opposition To Lake Erie Icebreaker Wind Farm — #CleanTechnica Investigation
Murray Energy, the largest private-owned coal company in the United States, has been quietly bankrolling opposition to the 20.7 megawatt (MW) Icebreaker Wind project set to be built on Lake Erie in a move that, while not illegal, can easily be described as deceptive.
East Coast Offshore Wind Is Alive But Cape Wind Project Is Dead
Offshore wind farms in the Northeast corner of the United States are under consideration by New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Maryland, even though the Cape Wind project is now officially dead.
Over 2,000 Organizations Call On US Government To Extend Tax Provisions, Including PTC
More than 2,000 organizations signed a letter last week calling on the US Government to extend a variety of expired and expiring tax provisions, including the vaunted PTC. The Production Tax Credit has been integral to the growth of the US wind industry, and as the American Wind Energy Association … [continued]
Colorado Renewable Portfolio Standard Upheld By Federal Appeals Court
An important decision supporting production of cleaner electricity was issued July 14 by the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the constitutionality of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard. The decision means the Colorado RPS does not impose unlawful regulations on out-of-state companies that supply electricity to the state. The current state … [continued]
American Wind Energy Industry Rebounded In 2014
The American Wind Energy Association has released its annual US Wind Industry Annual Market Report, which highlights a return to momentum for the country’s wind industry jobs and turbine deployment. According to the US Wind Industry Annual Market Report, the US wind energy industry added 23,000 jobs in 2014, and began 2015 with … [continued]
US Congress Extends Wind PTC To End Of 2014
The US Senate voted Tuesday to extend the Production Tax Credit for the US wind industry for another year. Sadly, for the wind industry, Congress has been debating this so long that “another year” finishes at the end of 2014. “Unfortunately, the extension to the end of 2014 will only allow … [continued]
US Installs 835MW New Wind Energy So Far In 2014, 14.6GW On The Way
America built 835MW new wind energy capacity in 2014, boosting the economy, and could add an additional 14,600MW despite ongoing federal policy uncertainty.
Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Gets Important Last-Minute Push
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]
American Wind Energy Association Names New CEO
Denise Bode was the American Wind Energy Association’s CEO from January 2009 until this year. In December 2012, she announced that she’d be resigning in order to go back to her private sector career (as a tax attorney). However, she said she’d be sticking around through the extension of the wind … [continued]
