Despite
an
all-out
lobbying
push,
the
American
Wind
Energy
Association
(AWEA)
could
not
convince
lawmakers
to
include
the
PTC
in
year-end
legislation
to
extend
tax
provisions,
such
as
a
payroll
tax
cut
and
unemployment
benefits,
that
expire
on
31
December
without
Congressional
action.
The
top
priority
of
the
US
wind
industry
is
an
extension
of
the
PTC,
which
is
worth
$0.022/kWh
for
a
project's
first
10
years
in
operation.
It
is
only
available
to
projects
that
begin
operation
by
31
December
2012.
Uncertainty
about
its
continuation
is
already
having
a
deleterious
impact
on…
