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EWEA Demands Clarity In ‘Skewed’ Energy Subsidies Debate
Attempts to compare subsidies for different energies in the U.K. are 'apples to oranges' and muddle a skewed debate further, the CEO of...
Western Governors Call For Modification To Investment Tax Credit Rules
The Western Governors' Association (WGA) recently sent legislators a letter urging a modification of the Section 48 renewable energy investment tax credit (ITC)...
Will Texas Wind Farms Miss Out On Key Tax Incentive?
Many Texas wind farms constructed since 2000 qualify for Texas property tax incentive agreements. These agreements are designed to encourage investment in the...
California Regulators Set Massive Energy Storage Goal
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has established an energy storage target of 1.325 GW for Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California...
Advocacy Group And Pennsylvania DEP Spar Over Renewable Energy Standard
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and environmental advocacy organization PennFuture are at odds over the state's renewable energy standard. Pennsylvania's current...
California Ushers In 600 MW Shared Renewables Law
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed shared renewable energy legislation that requires the state's large public utilities to develop an additional 600 MW...
CanWEA: Emerging Policies Will Define Future Of Canadian Wind Energy
Canada's wind energy industry is well positioned to build on its rapid growth to date and strong prospects for the next few years...
Live From CanWEA: What Will Replace The FIT And When?
'The Ontario wind industry has built a foundation worthy of celebration,' explained Robert Hornung, president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), during...
Legislators Debate Survival Of Wind Production Tax Credit
On Wednesday, the wind industry again found itself defending the production tax credit (PTC) before members of Congress. The House Oversight and Government...
Wind Industry Makes Its Case At Ohio Statehouse
At the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, representatives from Vestas, Iberdrola Renewables, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Calvert Investments held a gathering...
Heads Up: Coalition Calls On Congress To Vote Against Wind PTC Extension
Americans for Prosperity, which describes itself as 'the nation's largest free-market grassroots organization,' and 23 other groups have jointly released an open letter...
EPA Proposes Pollution Regulations For New Power Plants
In an effort to cut carbon pollution and combat climate change, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed Clean Air Act standards...
IRS Provides Certainty For Wind Developers To Move Forward With PTC-Eligible Projects
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved to further spell out the requirements for wind developers to qualify for the production tax credit...
Official: U.S. Treasury Contemplates Releasing Additional PTC Guidance
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is contemplating the release of additional guidance to further clarify requirements for the production tax credit (PTC)....
CPUC Proposes Energy Storage Targets, With 1.325 GW Expected By 2020
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently issued a proposed decision for energy storage targets and policies to bring about rapid deployment of...
AWEA: Tax Reform Talks Provide Best Opportunity To Extend PTC
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will be looking to include an extension of the production tax credit (PTC) as part of upcoming...
Here We Go Again: Legislation Introduced By Pa. Congressman Calls For Six-Year PTC Phase-Out
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has introduced H.R.2987, the PTC Certainty and Phase-Out Act of 2013, which would extend the PTC for six years...
Ontario Kicks Off Long-Term Energy Plan Review
Ontario is inviting public and stakeholder feedback in its review of the Long-Term Energy Plan, according to a release from the Ontario Ministry...
New Hampshire To Re-Evaluate Energy Project Siting Laws
On June 26, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan signed into law S.B.99, legislation that calls for a review of how the state oversees...
President Obama Nominates Former Colorado PUC Chairman To Head FERC
President Barack Obama has nominated Ron Binz, former chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), to serve as chairman of the Federal...