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December 11, 2012

Change the Wind Credit & Boost Investment

Zack Colman, The Hill


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A change to the text of a wind-power tax credit would increase investment in several types of renewable energy, industry groups told President Obama.

The groups say that while credits for their industries are locked in through 2013, altering the incentive’s language within the Senate Finance Committee’s tax package would boost investment for 2013.

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TAGGED: PTC, production tax credits, wind energy

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