Powering on With or Without the PTC

摘要

Even in the midst of a season of uncertainty for the wind energy industry, over 11,000 people gathered in Atlanta, Ga. in early June for the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA's) annual WindPower event. While wind generation represents 35 percent of new generation installed over the last five years in the U.S., that unprecedented growth may soon come to a screeching halt. The Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy, set to expire on Dec.