The
tax
credit,
worth
$22/MWh,
inflation-adjusted
for
a
project’s
first
decade
in
operation,
expires
on
31
December.
Thornberry
,
whose
sprawling
district
includes
the
cities
of
Amarillo
and
Wichita
Falls,
last
year
introduced
a
bill
to
achieve
that
goal
in
the
435-seat
House
of
Representatives
called
the
“No
More
Excuses
Energy
Act
of
2011.”
It
had
four
co-sponsors
including
US
Representative
Michael
Burgess,
also
a
Republican,
whose
North
Texas
district
includes
Fort
Worth.
The
bill
also
sought
to
make
federal
lands
available
for
additional
onshore
and
offshore
oil
exploration,
and
construction…
