The $1.1 trillion, 2009 page omnibus spending bill was released, and, oh, by the way, buried at the end on page 2002, under Miscellaneous Provisions, was a five year extension of the PTC (Production Tax Credit) phased out with a reduction of 20% each year over the last three years. Congress must be proud of […]
Wind Installations Grind to a Halt With Zero Installed Nationwide in 2nd Quarter of 2013
We’ve been trying to point out just how bad the collapse of wind energy really is, but some of you might think we’ve only been showing you a few cherry picked facts, so here’s something for you to consider from the American Wind Energy Association, the wind energy trade group. Only 1.6 megawatts (MW) of […]
North East Officials Seem Unaware of Worldwide Wind Energy Retreat
BP, the huge oil company that operates a wind energy division, has been trying for the past four months to sell it. Unfortunately, it couldn’t find any buyers. The sale was seen as a continuation of the retreat of big oil companies from renewable energy investments while oil and gas projects offer them better returns. […]
Government Support of Wind Energy is Really Wind Welfare
Let’s cut to the chase, most of us are tired of the government taking more and more money from taxpayers like you and me and giving it to whatever individuals or companies make the most noise, and that’s exactly what wind energy is, just one more big government welfare program. Wind Welfare Landowners signing leases […]
Make Wind Energy Compete for Private Investment Not Your Tax Dollars
Who do you think should pay for building utility scale wind turbine installations? Individual investors who believe in “green energy” and are willing to risk their own money or Taxpayers like you when government gives wind energy companies huge incentives You probably chose option one, but that isn’t what’s happening. Wind wants a “level playing […]
Pioneer Green Energy Quits Wind Project in California
Pioneer Green Energy, the developer targeting North East with a plan for building 500 foot tall wind turbines, just quit in their efforts to build the Dunnigan Hills wind farm project in California. The project was for as many as 400 360 foot tall wind turbines and had been in the planning stages for close […]