Speaking on the day the Germangroup was named by MidAmerican Energy as the 1GW supplier to five Iowa windfarms, Kaeser said Siemens is happy with its short-term outlook in the USfollowing last year’s last-gasp renewal of the federal Production Tax Credit(PTC).

But Kaeser told a pressconference on fourth-quarter results: “Ofcourse, for companies that also build factories, employ people, and createjobs, it is very helpful if there is a certain political continuity regardingthe issue of tax credits.

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