An Argument Over Wind

green.blogs.nytimes.com 14 Sep '12, 11am

An Argument Over Wind

With the wind industry facing the expiration of a production tax credit at the end of the year, the sector’s main trade association is facing off against Exelon, the big power generation company, over whether the tax break should be renewed. Last week, the American Wind Energy Association expelled Exelon as a member because the company opposed a renewal of the credit. Bloomberg News The association says that if the tax credit expires, some 37,000 jobs will be eliminated next year and that deliveries of new turbines will spiral to zero. But Exelon says the tax credit is distorting energy markets because the credit itself is larger than the average value of electricity produced in the Midwest. Surges of wind energy late at night during periods of low electricity demand are driving the market price of electricity below zero, according to independent statistics. Exelon complai...

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@totterdell91 » 25 Sep '12, 5am
wind/solar subsidies distort markets, are anti innovation. should never have been [link] #thorium MSRs relable 24/7 365
@GregAtkinson_jp » 16 Sep '12, 11pm
An Argument Over Wind (NYT) [link] via @Atomikrabbit
@totterdell91 » 16 Sep '12, 10pm
wind/solar subsidies distort the market, are anti innovation. should never have been [link] #thorium MSRs relable 24/7 365
@totterdell91 » 16 Sep '12, 9pm
subsidies for wind distort the market and must go [link] #thorium MSRs re;iable 24/7 365
@wheelcritter » 16 Sep '12, 6pm
Kudos to #Exelon ! [link] Wind power dumbest idea ever.
@wheelcritter » 16 Sep '12, 6pm
That’s some subsidy! Exceeds value of the power! “@NuclearBuzz: An Argument Over Wind [link]”
@SwampFox » 16 Sep '12, 5pm
An Argument Over Wind: tax subsidy distorts the market. [link]
@RedBlueQuest » 16 Sep '12, 1pm
Winds of Change Create Flap Within Power industry: The Future of A Wind Energy Tax Credit [link]
@EPCNews » 15 Sep '12, 11am
via rlnicholson2: RT @MattWaldNYT: are subsidies for #wind #energy distorting the electric market? [link] [link]
@nuclear94 » 15 Sep '12, 12am
@CarlsonEngineer: @MattWaldNYT FTFY Many attack subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link] good riddance to it
@kevinmeyerson » 14 Sep '12, 11pm
RT @CarlsonEngineer: "@MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]"
@MattWaldNYT » 14 Sep '12, 9pm
The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]
@FlywlRevolution » 14 Sep '12, 8pm
MT @MattWaldNYT: subsidies for #wind #energy [link] // how about a solution that actually fixes the problem #energystorage
@JshuaKuhn » 14 Sep '12, 3pm
"Wind developers can make $ when prices are negative...it discourages others from building other kinds of power plants" [link]
@cubillinois » 14 Sep '12, 2pm
Exelon vs. Wind power. [link]
@chelsearbarnes » 14 Sep '12, 1pm
An Argument Over Wind - Exelon releasing study on wind tax credit [link]
@rlnicholson2 » 14 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @MattWaldNYT: are subsidies for #wind #energy distorting the electric market? [link]
@MattWaldNYT » 14 Sep '12, 12pm
are subsidies for #wind #energy distorting the electric market? [link]
@jdilphys » 14 Sep '12, 11am
An Argument Over Wind [link]
@cleanairfrank » 14 Sep '12, 11am
A good overview of the argument over wind energy tax credits: [link]
@cbl_IG » 14 Sep '12, 11am
Another strike against nuclear? Doesn't play well with others [link]
@decarb2050 » 18 Sep '12, 11am
“@MattWaldNYT: are subsidies for #wind #energy distorting the electric market? [link]
@totterdell91 » 18 Sep '12, 12am
wind/solar subsidies distort the market, are anti innovation. should never have been [link] #thorium MSRs relable 24/7 365
@ericmessick » 15 Sep '12, 10am
An Argument Over Wind [link]
@yes_VY » 15 Sep '12, 1am
RT @MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]
@MarkDuffett » 15 Sep '12, 12am
RT @MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]
@sskutnik » 14 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]
@CarlsonEngineer » 14 Sep '12, 10pm
"@MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]"
@ToddKBailey » 14 Sep '12, 9pm
RT @MattWaldNYT: The #nuclear industry attacks subsidies for #wind head on, and readers take sides [link]
@NuclearBuzz » 14 Sep '12, 5pm
An Argument Over Wind [link]
@roxLjohnson » 14 Sep '12, 3pm
An Argument Over Wind [link]