Pruitt Calls For End To Tax Credits For Wind & Solar
Scott Pruitt told an audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau on Monday that he is in favor of ending all tax credits for wind and solar power as soon as possible.
Scott Pruitt told an audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau on Monday that he is in favor of ending all tax credits for wind and solar power as soon as possible.
Our latest episode of Cleantech Talk tackled the huge 5-year extension of the solar and wind energy tax credits, Tesla Model X deliveries, and Faraday Future. As always, you can listen and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes or SoundCloud, or you can just listen by hitting the play button in the … [continued]
The U.S. wind industry is soaring now that last year’s uncertainty over renewal of the federal production tax credit for wind power is ancient history. A last-minute shift in Congress resulted in renewal of the credit on January 1st, and leading wind turbine manufacturer GE has just credited the credit … [continued]
The U.S. wind power industry has a lot to celebrate these days. Last year it accounted for 32 percent of all new installed capacity in the U.S., more than any other single fuel. The wind industry also won a hard-fought battle to extend the critical wind power tax credit for … [continued]
The renewable energy industry had a lot to celebrate over this week’s “fiscal cliff” deal in Congress, most notably with the extension of the production tax credit for wind power. However, no sooner did President Obama sign the bill and jet off into the distance, than Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) … [continued]
Supporters of the production tax credit for wind power can breathe a little easier, at least for now. Whatever else anybody says about the “fiscal cliff” legislation drama, in the end, our friends over at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) are sure in a celebratory mood. The final bill, … [continued]
As the end of 2012 approaches, firms are scrambling to complete their wind energy projects to prevent the cost of them from spiking when federal wind tax credits expire next year. Wind farm developers have to complete their wind farms before 2013 for the farm cost to be covered (in … [continued]
What do they know that we don’t know? The utility giant National Grid has just announced a $40 million investment in four new high-voltage, long-distance renewable energy transmission projects by Clean Line. The move comes as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives continue to stall on extending a … [continued]
Well, that didn’t take long. Barely three weeks after the lobbying group American Energy Alliance vowed to make the wind tax credit “too toxic” for Republican legislators to support, two Republican governors joined with two Democratic governors to come through with a message of their own for Republican legislators. Spearheaded … [continued]
If presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn’t get Hurricane Isaac’s wind power memo back in August, maybe Hurricane Sandy can catch his attention with a broader message about getting out of fossil fuels and into clean energy. Sandy is on track to hit the mid-Atlantic states fully loaded, and right … [continued]