IRS increases inflation adjustment for wind PTC

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Southeastern US may be wind's next frontier | Shell urges Dutch government to increase offshore wind targets | Duke Energy unveils 10-year plan to update N.C. electrical grid Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT April 13, 2017 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Southeastern US may be wind's next frontier North Carolina, Virginia and other states in the Southeastern US may be the next frontier for wind development, industry observers say. Avangrid Renewables' Amazon Wind Farm US East may mark a turning point for the industry, which is slowly gaining the support of lawmakers in North Carolina and neighboring states. InsideClimateNews.org (4/13)       Shell urges Dutch government to increase offshore wind targets Royal Dutch Shell has asked the Dutch government to quadruple its target for installed offshore wind capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2030, according to the company. 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Sustainability Director Patrick Flynn attributed the company's success to investing in carbon credit projects in Honduras and India and a pair of 12-year power purchase agreements it has with wind farms in West Virginia and Texas. San Antonio Express-News (tiered subscription model) (4/13)       IRS increases inflation adjustment for wind PTC The IRS has increased the 2017 wind energy Production Tax Credit to account for an inflation adjustment, the agency said Tuesday. The adjustment will apply to new projects that begin operations in 2017 and to 2017 power sales from any projects launched within the past 10 years. North American Windpower online (4/12)       Policy Watch Spanish government schedules second renewables auction The Spanish government said it will hold its second renewable energy auction on May 17. It announced that it plans to add 2 gigawatts of installed clean energy capacity through the auction, though it may increase that target to 3 GW, if necessary. 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