The Senate in April passed the bill on a 18-6 bipartisan vote. Among the provisions is extension of the federal investment tax credit (ITC) and renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC), which have helped drive wind energy development.
Both the ITC and PTC expired last 31 December.
Prominent wind industry signatories included the American Wind Energy Association; EDF Renewables; E.ON; Iberdrola; MidAmerican Energy, controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holding company; NextEra Energy, the largest US wind generator; Pattern Energy and Siemens.
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