The
49-49
vote
on
the
amendment
introduced
by
Senator
Debbi
Stabenow,
a
Michigan
Democrat,
was
short
of
60
needed
for
approval.
Forty-seven
Democrats
were
joined
by
two
independents
in
voting
for
the
measure,
while
45
Republicans
were
joined
by
four
Democrats
in
opposing
it.
Two
Republican
senators
did
not
vote.
It
was
the
latest
setback
for
the
wind
industry,
which
has
been
lobbying
Congress
for
a
four-year
extension
of
the
PTC
instead
of
an
additional
12
months.
The
1603
cash
grant
program,
which
expired
last
year,
offered
renewable
energy
developers
a
direct
cash
payment…
