Wind energy tax credits survive as Congress passes fiscal cliff deal

The wind energy industry in the U.S. breathed a sigh of relief as Congress passed a fiscal cliff deal on Tuesday that included an extension of the wind energy tax credits for wind projects that start in 2013. The wind energy tax credits - which began in the early 1990s but have expired at least three times over the years - were set to expire at the end of 2012, and if expired, would have frozen wind project construction in the U.S. The American W ...

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