The
cutbacks
highlight
the
pressure
on
clean-energy
incentive
programmes
in
the
face
of
budget
shortfalls
in
many
US
states.
Renewable-energy
advocates,
who
ultimately
supported
the
new
legislation,
warn
that
reducing
the
state’s
Business
Energy
Tax
Credit
(BETC)
could
make
Oregon
a
less
attractive
location
for
wind
development.
A
bill
passed
by
Oregon’s
House
of
Representatives
cuts
the
credit
for
large
wind
projects
—
defined
as
10
megawatts
or
more
—
to
$3.5m
this
year,
$2.5m
in
2011,
$1.5m
in
2012
and
then
zero
from
2013.
The
credit
is
maintained
for
other…
