Enel launches 300-MW project in Mo. ahead of schedule

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Analysis: Republican support for wind helping protect PTC phaseout | AWEA's Kiernan: Neb. policies encouraging wind development | Opinion: Hypocritical House tax bill threatens critical economic driver Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT November 15, 2017 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Analysis: Republican support for wind helping protect PTC phaseout The Senate's proposal for tax reform and broad support for wind in states largely controlled by Republicans will help protect the industry from a provision in the House bill that would unravel the wind energy Production Tax Credit phaseout, writes Dino Grandoni. American Wind Energy Association CEO Tom Kiernan said, however, that the House measure has created uncertainty for the sector and is already upsetting established investments. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (11/14)       AWEA's Kiernan: Neb. policies encouraging wind development (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images) Policies passed by the Nebraska Legislature "have really created an environment for more wind development," American Wind Energy Association CEO Tom Kiernan said. State Sen. John McCollister helped advance a bill in 2016 reducing the restrictions for new wind projects -- a measure that McCollister says has helped the industry take off across the state. KMTV-TV (Omaha, Neb.) (11/15)         Opinion: Hypocritical House tax bill threatens critical economic driver The hypocritical tax measure proposed by House Republicans favors fossil fuels at the expense of renewables, a critical economic driver in the US responsible for almost $100 billion worth of new investments made over the past two years, writes Gregory Wetstone, president and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy. "Retroactive changes to rules that investors relied on in financial decisions are inherently unfair and have no place in tax reform," he writes of the proposed wind energy Production Tax Credit phaseout repeal. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (11/14)       Stay One Step Ahead of Ransomware If you're an IT professional, you need to keep your end users safe. That means knowing how to prevent attacks and how to recover if one lands. Download the in-depth guide, Indications of Compromise, to shore up your defenses against ransomware and other modern cyber threats. ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Firms decommission Neb. wind farm, plan new project Sandhills Energy and Nebraska-based general contractor NGC Group are decommissioning a 15-year-old, 10.5-megawatt project in Kimball, Neb., the companies said. They added that they plan to build a new 30-MW project at the site in Q2 2018. Omaha World-Herald (Neb.) (11/14)       Enel launches 300-MW project in Mo. ahead of schedule Enel Green Power North America has launched its 300-megawatt Rock Creek project in Missouri, said the firm, adding that the site began operations nearly two months earlier than planned. Enel said it's also broken ground on the 320-MW Rattlesnake Creek wind farm in Nebraska. ReNews (UK) (11/14)       Uncovering Innovation How are you dealing with the challenges of technology and still keeping your operations stable? Discover how Thomson Reuters provides trusted answers to help technology companies prosper. ADVERTISEMENT Operations & Maintenance Goldwind introduces new model for 4-MW turbine class Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology has introduced a new turbine model in its 4-megawatt series developed for the global wind market, according to the company. It added that the GW4S model would have a capacity between 4 MW and 4.2 MW. 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Philip James Bailey, poet      These stories were selected and summarized by independent editors at SmartBrief Inc., not by AWEA's staff, and do not represent AWEA positions. They reflect the variety of daily coverage of American wind power. Sign Up SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters Advertise Learn more about the SmartBrief audience Subscriber Tools: Manage Subscriptions Update Your Profile Unsubscribe Send Feedback Archive Search Contact Us: Advertising  -  Elizabeth Kaufman Editor  -  Bryan McBournie Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2017 SmartBrief, Inc.® Privacy policy |  Legal Information