The US Senate has rejected the latest attempt to extend a popular wind energy production tax credit, even as wind power companies in states such as Colorado are threatening mass-layoffs if the credit goes away as it’s scheduled to at the end of the year.
Wind Farm located just north of Colorado in Arlington, WY.
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Colorado’s wind energy industry is closely watching an anticipated vote in the US Senate Tuesday on a one-year extension of a popular wind power production tax credit.
Democratic Senator Michael Bennet says Congress needs to “set aside politics” and renew a popular wind energy production tax credit that expires at year’s end. Tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, and according to Sen. Bennet time is running out.
