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Live from #WP12: Industry, officials voice support for extension of federal wind energy tax credit
Submitted on 06/05/12, 11:46 AM | Click Here for the full article: SmartBlog
Kicking off the American Wind Energy Association‘s convention center-sized pitch for an extension of the production tax credit, AWEA CEO Denise Bode said Congress needs to act now to prevent further damage to the industry.
“We are very concerned new wind projects are being shelved,” Bode said opening AWEA’s annual WINDPOWER conference in Atlanta on Monday. “The bleeding has to stop now.”
Bode said she remains optimistic that the production tax credit will be extended before its scheduled expiration at the end of this year, but that the “political logjam” continues to hold up the policy despite bipartisan support.
For more news and PR from this years show visit the AltEnergyMag.com AWEA WindPower Newspage.
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