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Tax Extenders: Extend the Wind PTC Expiration Permanently
Yesterday the Senate decided to take up legislation to extend a package of tax breaks that expired last year. The task before Senators now is… Read More
The Two Faces of the Wind Industry
A new report from the Department of Energy projects slower growth and a “direct and negative” impact on U.S. wind manufacturers if a $22-per-megawatt-hour (after… Read More
Absent Tax Credits, the Free Market Works for Wind Energy
The wind production tax credit (PTC) expired again at the close of 2013, but Congress need not reconsider it. Although new power capacity installations were… Read More
Wind Power: Only When the Wind Blows and the Subsidies Flow
Wind turbines produce power only when the wind is blowing. But perhaps more importantly, wind production builds only when the subsidies are flowing. The wind… Read More
7 Myths About the Wind Production Tax Credit
The wind production tax credit (PTC) has created an industry that produces overpriced, intermittent power, and it will continue to produce overpriced, intermittent power so… Read More
Even Wind Executive Doesn’t Want Wind Tax Credit
The expiration of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind and other renewable energy sources is the subject of intense debate. Some see the credit… Read More
