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PC Party Bill 39 Defeated In Ontario
The Ontario legislature has voted down Bill 39, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - a measure that sought to limit provincial wind development,...
Colorado Senate Votes To Increase Renewable Portfolio Standard For Rural Utilities
The Colorado State Senate has passed S.B.252, legislation that would increase the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) mandate on rural electric cooperatives. In a...
Ariz. Rep. Sinema Introduces Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has proposed H.R.1424, the Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013 (SEAM Act), which would extend the Advanced...
Obama’s Fiscal 2014 Budget Would Invest Big In Renewables, Create Permanent PTC
President Barack Obama has submitted to Congress his fiscal year 2014 budget request, which includes increased funding for clean energy initiatives and calls...
Senator Introduces Measure To Repeal Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who has been one of the most vocal congressional opponents of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), has...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Energy Revenue-Sharing Legislation
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mary Landrieu, D-La., have introduced legislation designed to ensure that all states receive a fair and equitable share...
Proposed Changes To Connecticut’s RPS Could Be Bad News For Wind Energy
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is recommending that the state restructure its renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Connecticut's RPS requires...
EWEA: New Policy Directive Would Boost Investor Certainty In Offshore Wind Energy
A proposed European Commission directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management would require European Union (EU) member states to plan the...
New Bill Seeks To Repeal N.C.’s Renewable Energy Mandate
North Carolina does not have a single utility-scale wind project online, and if a recently introduced bill is passed, that may be the...
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Legislation Moves To Governor’s Desk
The Maryland Senate has passed the Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, which is designed to jump-start offshore wind energy development off the...
Bipartisan Group Of Senators To IRS: Hurry Up And Issue Wind Energy PTC Guidance
U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., led a bipartisan group of senators this week to urge the Internal Revenue Service...
How Sequestration Will Impact Wind Energy
The widespread government spending cuts that were triggered on March 1 will impact nearly every sector of the U.S. economy, including wind energy....
Insider: Clarity On PTC ‘Begin Construction’ Language Expected Soon
The wind energy industry will soon receive long-awaited guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on ambiguous language contained in the version of...
Rare Bipartisan Cooperation Yields Ideas For Stable Renewable Energy Policy
While bipartisanship remains but a pipedream on Capitol Hill, a group of Democrat and Republican energy experts, policy analysts and former lawmakers are...
Sen. Carper Renews Push For Offshore Wind Energy, Investment Tax Credit
Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have reintroduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, which would provide financial incentives for investments...
Exclusive: Sen. Grassley Seeks Fairness For Wind Energy In Tax Debate
Whether he was working to amend the production tax credit's (PTC) definition or speaking out in favor of wind energy during the U.S....
Salazar: Looming Sequestration Threatens Offshore Wind Energy Development
The progress that offshore wind energy has made thus far in the U.S. could be stymied by cuts made under sequestration, U.S. Department...
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Bill Clears House Of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates has passed the Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, which was proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley last month....
Clean Energy Loan Fund Proposed In Vermont
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, state lawmakers, the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) and private partners have outlined a proposal designed to support and...
Wind Energy Moratorium Proposal Gains Momentum In New Hampshire
Last month, New Hampshire state lawmakers quietly introduced a bill that would suspend further wind project development in the Granite State. More than...