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Western Governors Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy PTC

on 10 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

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

118 More Groups Get Behind Wind Energy PTC Extension Efforts

on 07 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

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

Candidate Vows To Fix Ontario's 'Broken' Energy Planning System

on 06 Dec 2012 by Mark Del Franco

When it comes to engaging the community and eliciting public support, Liberal Party hopeful Glen Murray says Ontario wind energy developers have done a poor [read more]

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

on 06 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

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

Wind Energy PTC Opponent Leaving Senate To Lead Conservative Think Tank

on 06 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

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 January to [read more]

Baucus Working Feverishly To Extend Wind Energy PTC This Year

on 29 Nov 2012 by Mark Del Franco

With the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy set to expire on Dec. 31, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., says he is working feverishly in [read more]

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

on 29 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

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 by the [read more]

Veterans Petition Congress For Wind Energy PTC Extension

on 29 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

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 Wind Energy [read more]

DOI Finalizes Regulations For Renewable Energy Development On Tribal Lands

on 28 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has finalized regulations designed to streamline the leasing process for development on tribal lands, including for renewable energy [read more]

U.K. Government To Launch New Energy Policy Focusing On Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power

on 26 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) plans to introduce a new energy policy that will include renewable energy initiatives and strategies to [read more]

Wind Energy PTC Opponents: 'Infant Industry Argument Is A Smoke Screen'

on 16 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

A coalition of 88 organizations is urging Congress to oppose an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), which the group says is [read more]

Multiyear Wind Energy PTC Phase-Out Getting Bipartisan Attention

on 15 Nov 2012 by Laura DiMugno

While a one-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) remains alive in an omnibus tax-extenders bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee [read more]

Wind Energy PTC Supporter Elected As Chairman Of National Republican Senatorial Committee

on 15 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. - a supporter of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) - has been elected to serve as chairman of the [read more]

SPP Submits Filing To Comply With FERC's Order No. 1000

on 15 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) has submitted its filing to comply with the regional requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order No. 1000. [read more]

Renewable Energy Was Critical In Swing-State Voters' Choice For President, Poll Finds

on 13 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff

New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio [read more]