Hopes of PTC extension dim as tax cut deal emerges
A deal emerging in Congress to extend payroll tax cuts appears not to include an extension of the expiring wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), potentially delivering a devastating blow to the US wind industry's prospects beyond 2012. http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/politics/article303535.ece also gilt wohl das....Wednesday 15 February 2012 Hopes that a near-term extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind power would be included in legislation to extend the payroll tax cuts through the remainder of this year are nearly extinguished, as NAW has learned that congressional leaders have reached a tentative framework agreement on the payroll tax cut - but it does not contain a PTC extension.
Now that a near-term strategy is severely weakened, the wind industry must look to other ways that a PTC extension could be passed this year, such as in a lame-duck Congress following the November general election.
Peter Kelley, AWEA's vice president of public affairs, said the situation is still developing.
"There are a number of options, and nothing is final yet," he told NAW, noting that a bipartisan group in Congress is continuing to provide leadership in extending the PTC for wind energy.
Several options are under discussion, Kelley said, and both Democrat and Republican congressional leaders are working on legislation.
However, "It's too soon to say what they'll come up with,” he added. “They're looking at every opportunity to get this done in the first quarter, because they realize the urgency of keeping the tens of thousands of U.S. manufacturing jobs that are on the line.” btw..da steht auch worum es ging... Hopes that a near-term extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind power would be included in legislation to extend the payroll tax cuts through the remainder of this year are nearly extinguished, as NAW has learned that congressional leaders have reached a tentative framework agreement on the payroll tax cut - but it does not contain a PTC extension. http://nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9391 man wird also entgegen Ihrer Behauptungen sich noch was gedulden müssen...mehr nicht mein Herr Steve Lockard: ... There's tremendous growing support for what we're doing and I think as more people, more members on the Hill and their staff come to understand the opportunity to create and sustain U.S. manufacturing jobs with an extension of the production tax credit, that support is really growing. Monica Trauzzi: And you sense that you have bipartisan support here? Steve Lockard: We do have bipartisan growing support. There is a bill that's been introduced in the House with bipartisan support, 16 Republican sponsors, along with a total of 60 supporters of that bill. And the messages we're getting and receiving from Republican members as well, especially those that have been educated a bit about wind, they have wind in their district, wind manufacturing facilities in their state, is they come to understand the job creation and the economic -- positive economic impact in the U.S., they're becoming supporters. http://www.eenews.net/tv/transcript/1480 Am 13.02.2012 unterbreitete US-Präsident Barack Obama dem Kongress seinen Haushaltsplan für 2013, der eine Erweiterung des "Treasury Grant Program“ (TGP, 1603-Programm) vorsieht. Dies wurde von der US-amerikanischen Solarindustrie sehr begrüßt. http://www.solarserver.de/solar-magazin/nachrichten/aktuelles/2012/kw07/erneuerbare-energien-in-den-usa-praesident-obamas-haushaltsplan-2013-sieht-erweiterung-des-treasury-grant-program-vor-mehr-geld-fuer-forschung-und-entwicklung.html |
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