Class 4 Winds

Great article in the Globe News about the extension of the PTC.

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2013-01-06/dusting-projects

Dusting off projects: Wind tax credit renewal aids region The U.S. Congress helped the wind energy industry start the new year with hopes of continued expansion by passing a tax incentive in legislation meant to keep the country from going over the fiscal cliff.

News Channel 10's story on the Production Tax Credit: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/20310631/wind-energy-tax-credit-expires-dec-31

Wind energy tax credit expires Dec. 31 Amarillo, TX -- The Production Tax Credit, an incentive for wind energy production, expires at the end of the year and its future is uncertain.

Great article in Renewable Energy World on the different standards that renewables are held to compared to other forms of generation: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/08/free-market-hypocrisy-why-do-we-hold-renewables-to-different-standards-than-fossil-fuels-and-nuclear

Free Market Hypocrisy: Why Do We Hold Renewables to Different Standards than Fossil Fuels and Nuclea Now that renewables are receiving some of the same incentives that fossil fuels have enjoyed for nearly one hundred years, we're suddenly being inundated with calls for a purely "free-market" approach to energy development from politicians on the right and companies concerned