The
study
by
Navigant
Consulting
estimates
that
the
country
will
lose
$28.2bn
in
cumulative
economic
activity
through
2016
without
the
PTC
in
place.
The
potential
impact
would
be
immediately
felt
as
total
wind-supported
jobs
would
decline
by
nearly
half
from
78,000
to
41,000
in
2013,
and
total
wind
investment
will
fall
by
nearly
two-thirds
from
$15.6bn
in
2012
to
$5.5bn.
Wind
installations
would
average
2GW
to
4GW
annually
through
2016
versus
a
projected
8GW
in
2012,
according
to
the
study.
Should
Congress
approve
a
four-year
extension,
wind
installations
would
total
between
8GW…
