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Sen. Alexander recommends Congress end Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) suggested Congress end the wind production tax credit at the end of the year through its tax reform bill in remarks made Tuesday on the Senate floor. “To date, the wind production tax credit has already cost taxpayers billions, and Congress has recognized the n... Read More »Senate tax reform bill rejects House changes to Production Tax Credit phase down
A proposed tax reform bill from the Senate has rejected the reforms proposed by the House, seeking instead to honor the terms of a 2015-approved wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) phase-out. In the balance, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), are 60,000 jobs and $50 bi... Read More »House approves bill to bolster existing hydropower production
With fewer than 3 percent of dams across the United States generating electricity, the House recently approved a bill that aims to bolster hydropower production by streamlining the relicensing process for existing hydropower projects, which can span 10 years or longer. Upgrading existing facilit... Read More »The customer reigns supreme for investor-owned electric companies
ORLANDO — The power industry is transitioning to a more customer-centric focus fueled by distributed energy resources (DER) that are being added to the grid, sources said during the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Financial Conference held here earlier this week. As electric companies spend... Read More »Jerry Norcia