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The Triple Threat To Kansas Wind: How Legislation May Wipe Out Current And Future...
Despite wind energy's strong record of success in Kansas, a faction of state legislators have continued to introduce a series of bills designed...
IRS Unveils Favorable PTC Guidance On ‘Start Of Construction’
On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2015-25, which provides guidance the wind power industry has been waiting for since the...
Pennsylvania House Bill Could Expand Wind Energy
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed H.B.188, legislation that promotes the expanded use of wind power. The bill may now be...
H.B.1554 Sails Through Oklahoma State House; Full Senate To Decide
Oklahoma's House of Representatives unanimously voted to approve legislation that would limit tax incentives to wind developers. On March 2, the House voted...
Exelon Backs Carbon Fee Option For EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Testifying before the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at a technical conference to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan,...
States Need Collaboration, Cohesive Policy To Catalyze U.S. Offshore Wind
Northeastern states will need to jointly develop clear and coherent policies to jump-start offshore wind, according to a report by Clean Energy Group...
Having His Say: Wind Industry Working To ‘Negotiate Consensus’ On Oklahoma’s H.B.1554
Oklahoma Rep. Earl Sears, R-District 11, recently introduced legislation that would reduce zero-emission tax credits. If passed, the legislation would hamper the progress...
Heitkamp Amendment Containing PTC Extension Fails In Senate
The wind-friendly amendments that were added to the legislation concerning the approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline have failed in the Senate....
Lawmakers Introduce Sweeping Wind Reforms For Oklahoma
Two Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced legislation to alter state tax subsidies for new wind farms in the state. The legislation, introduced by Reps....
IRS Specifies Performance, Quality Standards For Small Wind Turbines
On Jan. 13, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2015-4, which specifies the performance and quality standards that small wind turbines must...
Nebraska Legislators Introduce State Production Tax Credit
Nebraska legislators have introduced a bill that would create a state production tax credit (PTC) for renewable energy facilities. The bill, introduced by...
What Brown Can Do For You: California Gov. Unveils Big Climate, Energy Plans
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., opened his fourth gubernatorial term by laying out an ambitious plan to further reduce the state's greenhouse-gas emissions. Already...
Gov. Inslee Proposes Cap-And-Trade System
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has proposed a carbon cap-and-trade mechanism for the state. Building on an executive order Inslee issued in April, the...
Senate Passes Tax Extenders Bill With Wind PTC Extension
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 76-16 to pass a bill that extends the wind production tax credit (PTC), as well as a...
Sen. Franken Leads Bipartisan Effort To Boost Investments In Distributed Wind
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is leading a bipartisan group of senators in pressing the Obama administration's top energy official to increase funding...
Senators And Advocates: Wind Energy Could Slow Global Warming, But Tax Credits Needed
A new report says expanding wind power across the U.S. could cut as much global warming pollution as 254 coal plants produce in...
Too Little, Too Late? U.S. House Approves Wind PTC Extension
In a 378-46 vote on Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend over 50 lapsed tax breaks that...
EPA Racks Up Over 1.6 Million Comments On Carbon Pollution Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received over 1.6 million comments on its proposed Clean Power Plan before the agency's Dec. 1 deadline....
As Congress Deliberates Tax Extenders, Could A Wind PTC Renewal Be Near?
The controversial wind production tax credit (PTC) appears to be gaining momentum during the lame-duck session of Congress. Although there is no definitive...
New Poll Shows Bipartisan Support For Wind PTC Extension
A new national poll finds that wide majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents support U.S. wind energy and back a production tax credit...