AWEA
chief
executive
Denise
Bode
in
a
letter
to
congressional
leaders
this
week
wrote
that
the
wind
industry
believes
such
a
glide
path
through
2018
would
enable
it
to
become
cost
competitive
and
“minimally
viable.”
The
PTC
pays
$22
per
MWh,
inflation-adjusted,
for
a
project’s
first
decade
in
operation.
Enacted
in
1992,
it
expires
at
the
end
of
this
month.
While
the
tax
credit
-
the
main
driver
of
industry
growth
-
does
have
bipartisan
support,
it
faces
determined
opposition
from
fossil
fuel
interests,
fiscal
Republican
conservatives
and
critics
who…
