PTC extension AWEA’s ‘top priority’

In both prepared remarks and at a subsequent press conference, incoming AWEA board chairman Gabriel Alonso and chief executive Tom Kiernan view the production tax credit, in particular, as an ongoing success story for the industry.

“For many years the PTC has helped our industry be more successful and economical, and to grow,” says Alonso, who is chief executive of EDP Renewables North America.