Climate Crisis
The Dark Realities of Wind Energy
The Dark Realities of Wind Energy The world is finding out about the “Dark Realities of Wind Energy.” We are now receiving reports, and the truth is coming to light. You will not want to […]
Tax Credits
Top News
Wealthy homeowners nab billions in tax credits for energy efficiency
Wealthy homeowners are scooping up billions of dollars in tax credits for making their residences more energy efficient, while the poor are getting almost nothing under the same Biden administration effort. That’s according to an […]
Grid
Buying renewable energy doesn’t mean what you think
Imagine that you want to go green. You go to your utility and say you want to buy power — power specifically from a solar or wind farm, power that doesn’t come with sky-high carbon emissions […]
Electric Vehicles
Ford Loses Nearly $60,000 for Every Electric Vehicle Sold
The legacy carmaker has, for the first time, published its results, distinguishing the activities of electric vehicles from those of gasoline cars. For now, clean cars are a money pit. Ford on March 2, 2022, […]
Electric Vehicles
Manchin Steps Up Clash With Biden Over Electric-Car Tax Credits
Senator Joe Manchin stepped up his fight with the Biden administration over its implementation of the president’s signature climate bill in a way Manchin says over-emphasizes clean energy technology, turns away from fossil-fuel production and […]
Grid
Clean energy tax credit transferability: Hero of the Inflation Reduction Act?
Eric Rubinstein is the executive vice president and chief investment officer for Leyline Renewable Capital. The Inflation Reduction Act has been hailed as a game changer by clean energy advocates across the country, and rightfully […]
Carbon Credit
US Senate keeps tax credits intact in budget bill
That is according to a 1,180-page portion of the budget bill that Senate Democrats released late on 10 December. The updated text is similar to what the Democratic-led US House of Representatives passed last month, […]
Political
Democrat Releases Energy Plan as Alternative to Biden Outline
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden proposed ending existing tax breaks for fossil fuels and creating new incentives for low-and-no carbon energy sources that he said would prune the existing “hodgepodge” of energy tax benefits. Wyden’s plan, […]
Political
Democratic senators propose clean energy tax credits for $8 bn investment
Two U.S. senators from states with declining manufacturing sectors are pushing to invest $8 billion through tax credits to create clean energy jobs. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan unveiled legislation Monday that aims to help rural communities that […]
Electrical Generation / Utilities
U.S. wind energy production tax credit extended through 2021
The timing and magnitude of wind turbine installations in the United States are often driven by tax incentives. The U.S. production tax credit (PTC), a per-kilowatthour (kWh) credit for electricity generated by eligible renewable sources, was first […]