Wind Energy Works: We Need a PTC Extension

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renewableenergyworld.com 29 Oct '12, 2pm

Wind Energy Works: We Need a PTC Extension

A recent DOE report indicates that over $14 billion was invested in wind power project installations just in 2011. The current wind power capacity in the US is 50,000 MW (enough to power 13 million homes) and six states now get over 10% of their electricity from wind power. But the most important fact to take away from the report is that the wind industry is a legitimate player in the US job market. Business has been booming; just ask states like Iowa, California, Texas and Oregon. They all rely on the wind industry to provide jobs to wind turbine manufacturers, installers and regulators. Even farmers are getting in on the profits by leasing their land to install wind turbines. Combine all of this with the fact that 70% of wind power equipment is being provided by American manufacturers, not foreign competitors, and we have the beginnings of a prosperous, domestic clean en...

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