Exelon
also
had
a
seat
on
the
AWEA
board,
whose
directors
took
the
decision
to
oust
it.
Board
members
represent
a
cross-section
of
the
wind
industry
but
developers,
independent
power
producers
and
component
suppliers
predominate.
AWEA
has
about
2,000
members.
Extension
of
the
PTC,
first
enacted
in
1992,
beyond
31
December
has
been
the
wind
industry’s
priority
this
year.
It
pays
$22/MWh
inflation-adjusted
for
a
project’s
first
decade
in
operation.
This
subsidy
costs
the
federal
government
at
least
$1.2bn
each
year
“It
is
unfortunate
that
AWEA
has
voted
to
end
Exelon’s
membership
in…
