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Analyst: Stable Policy Would Provide Clean Energy Sector A ‘Multitrillion-Dollar Opportunity’

The global clean energy marketplace is expanding rapidly, but the competitive position of the U.S. industry is at risk because of increased competition...

Two Vermont State Senators Call For Wind Energy Moratorium

Vermont State Sens. Robert Hartwell and Joe Benning are planning to introduce legislation calling for a three-year moratorium on large-scale wind energy development...

Wind Energy PTC, ITC Extensions Officially Signed Into Law

President Barack Obama has signed H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which, among many other tax-related and economic provisions, extends the...

Post-PTC Extension, Wind Energy Developers Face New Questions

President Barack Obama has officially signed H.R.8, the American Tax Payer Relief Act, into law. While the sweeping legislation helped extend unemployment insurance...

Congress Passes Wind Energy PTC Extension As Part Of Fiscal-Cliff Deal

Although some damage has already been done, the wind energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: On Tuesday evening, an extension of...

Senator Blasts Wind Energy Industry, PTC Phase-Out Proposal

With the fiscal cliff looming, countless interests are competing to ensure their federal support is not thrown onto the chopping block, and the...

New Mexico Regulators Increase Wind Energy Requirement For Utilities

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has voted 4-1 to pass an order establishing a reasonable cost threshold (RCT) for New Mexico's...

Energy Secretary ‘Bullish On Prospects For Wind Energy’

On Wednesday, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., held a town-hall-style webcast focused almost exclusively on wind...

Idaho PUC’s New Rules Could Be Bad News For Large Wind Projects

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has established new rules for renewable energy projects that enter into sales agreements with regulated utilities. The...

Incoming Senate Energy Chairman Names Staff Director

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has named longtime aide Joshua Sheinkman as the...

Oregon Governor’s New Energy Plan Aims To Streamline Wind Power Development

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has released a new 10-year energy plan that outlines the steps the state will take to meet renewable energy,...

Bipartisan Group Urges Obama To Work With Congress On MLPs, REITs For Renewable Energy

A bipartisan group of 29 U.S. senators and representatives sent a letter to President Barack Obama last week calling for master limited partnerships...

AWEA: Six-Year PTC Phase-Out Would Enable ‘Minimally Viable Industry’

Citing internal analysis, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says phasing out the wind energy production tax cut (PTC) over six years would...

Western Governors Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy PTC

The Western Governors Association (WGA) called on Congress on Dec. 7 to extend the production tax credit for wind energy rather than let...

118 More Groups Get Behind Wind Energy PTC Extension Efforts

Another group of organizations has expressed support for an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC): This week, 118 business, sportsmen's...

DOE Unveils New Procurement Policy For Renewable Energy Development On Tribal Lands

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced two new initiatives aimed at driving increased renewable energy production and sustainable economic development on...

Wind Energy PTC Opponent Leaving Senate To Lead Conservative Think Tank

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a conservative lawmaker and vocal opponent of renewable energy, has announced that he will leave the Senate in early...

Candidate Vows To Fix Ontario’s ‘Broken’ Energy Planning System

When it comes to engaging the community and eliciting public support, Liberal Party hopeful Glen Murray says Ontario wind energy developers have done...

Rep. Blumenauer, Democrats Renew Push For Four-Year Wind Energy PTC Extension

Although a one-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) is included in a tax-extenders bill that has already been passed...

Veterans Petition Congress For Wind Energy PTC Extension

Thousands of veterans joined Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Reps. Steve King, R-Iowa, and Jerry McNerney, D-Calif.; and the American...

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