Spokeswoman says Romney backs US wind industry, not PTC

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports the US wind industry, even though he opposes extension of the main federal tax credit that promotes its development, a spokeswoman for his campaign says.

“Governor Romney is a strong supporter of wind power and appreciates the industry’s extraordinary technological progress and its important contributions to America’s energy supply,” Amanda Henneberg says.

President Barack Obama’s administration has provided billions of dollars in subsidies and other support to the wind industry, but this has done more harm than good, she contends.

“Governor Romney will instead set the industry on a course for success and growth by promoting policies that remove regulatory barriers, support free enterprise and market-based competition, and reward technological innovation,” Henneberg says, without providing details.

As governor of…

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