Governors' Wind Energy Coalition

K Street mounts blitz for tax breaks

Anna Palmer • Politico • Posted 2011-12-06 13:21:06

Unless a set of tax perks, credits and other goodies worth billions to industry gets slipped into a bill this month, they’ll expire — and lobbyists for a variety of interests are working hard to keep them alive. [ read more … ]

Proposed Entergy deal is a milestone in opening the grid to outside competition

Peter Behr • E&E • Posted 2011-12-06 13:21:38

The $1.8 billion agreement yesterday by New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. to sell 15,700 miles of high-voltage lines to ITC Holdings Corp. would double the size of ITC, the nation’s largest independent transmission owner, and mark a new milestone for advocates of wide-open electricity competition. [ read more … ]

Grid can handle electric cars, renewables if U.S. crafts new policies — MIT

Hannah Northey • E&E • Posted 2011-12-06 13:22:02

New federal policies are needed to help the country’s vast, aging electric grid ward off cyber attacks and handle a surge of electric cars and renewable power during the next two decades, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said today. [ read more … ]

Answer Is Blowing In The Wind For Vestas

David Winning • Wall Street Journal • Posted 2011-12-06 13:22:27

Monday, Vestas warned that if a U.S. wind energy production tax credit expired in 2012 it would have dramatic consequences for the U.S. wind power market. [ read more … ]

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	December 6, 2011
K Street mounts blitz for tax breaks Anna Palmer • Politico • Posted 2011-12-06 13:21:06 Unless a set of tax perks, credits and other goodies worth billions to industry gets slipped into a bill this month, they’ll expire — and lobbyists for a variety of interests are working hard to keep them alive. [ read more … ] Proposed Entergy deal is a milestone in opening the grid to outside competition Peter Behr • E&E • Posted 2011-12-06 13:21:38 The $1.8 billion agreement yesterday by New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. to sell 15,700 miles of high-voltage lines to ITC Holdings Corp. would double the size of ITC, the nation’s largest independent transmission owner, and mark a new milestone for advocates of wide-open electricity competition. [ read more … ] Grid can handle electric cars, renewables if U.S. crafts new policies — MIT Hannah Northey • E&E • Posted 2011-12-06 13:22:02 New federal policies are needed to help the country’s vast, aging electric grid ward off cyber attacks and handle a surge of electric cars and renewable power during the next two decades, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said today. [ read more … ] Answer Is Blowing In The Wind For Vestas David Winning • Wall Street Journal • Posted 2011-12-06 13:22:27 Monday, Vestas warned that if a U.S. wind energy production tax credit expired in 2012 it would have dramatic consequences for the U.S. wind power market. [ read more … ] Note: News clips provided do not necessarily reflect the views of coalition or its member governors.
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