Search Allegheny Treasures
Post Calendar
June 2023 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - Follow Allegheny Treasures on WordPress.com
-
Archives
Tag Archives: wind subsidies
Irresponsible Senate Finance Committee Action on Wind Energy Tax Break
Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, Glenn Schleede offers additional commentary regarding the “irresponsible” EXPIRE Act: Commentary begins: April 11, 2013 Irresponsible Senate Finance Committee Action on Wind Energy Tax Break Once again, the Senate Committee that manages to … Continue reading
Posted in Glenn Schleede, Politicians and Wind Energy, Wind Power subsidies, Wind tax rebates
Tagged EXPIRE Act, Extender bill, Glenn Schleede, Investment tax credit for renewable energy, irresponsible republicans, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, renewable energy subsidies, Republican National Committee, wind production tax credit, wind subsidies, wind tax benefits
Leave a comment
Wind PTC supported by “irresponsible Republican Senators”
Glenn and Sandra Schleede are fed up with their “irresponsible representatives” in Washington and have chosen to let them know. We thank them for allowing us to share the open letter they sent to Republican leadership. Letter begins: April 10, … Continue reading
Posted in Glenn Schleede, Politicians and Wind Energy, Wind Power subsidies, Wind tax rebates
Tagged EXPIRE Act, Extender bill, Glenn Schleede, Investment tax credit for renewable energy, irresponsible republicans, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, renewable energy subsidies, Republican National Committee, wind production tax credit, wind subsidies, wind tax benefits
2 Comments
EXPIRE … it’s just an act!
“The wind industry consumes nearly 80 percent of all federal subsidy dollars for renewable energy and 55 percent of all federal energy subsidies, according to David Brown, senior vice president for government affairs for Exelon, a nuclear power company. Because … Continue reading
“DARN … if we could only place more wind turbines!”
From the University of South Denmark: “Maybe the collapse (of the universe) has already started somewhere in the universe and right now it is eating its way into the rest of the universe. Maybe a collapsed is starting right now … Continue reading
Posted in Bat/Bird Kills, Denmark, Eagles, Endangered Species Act, US Fish &Wildlife, Wind Power subsidies
Tagged eagle kills, eagle kills at wind turbines, Endangered Species Act, incidental take permits, industrial wind bird kills, production tax credit, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, wind subsidies
Leave a comment
Industrial Wind’s Limited Power Potential
Jay Lehr, PhD: “After two decades of huge subsidies for wind energy, nowhere in the world has an array of wind turbines replaced a single conventional power plant.” Two scorching days here along the Allegheny Front and the turbine blades … Continue reading
Industrial wind: all trick and no treat
Courtesy of Windtoons
Posted in Windtoons
Tagged dracula, green subsidies, indusrial wind subsidies, production tax credit, wind subsidies, Windtoons
1 Comment
“How could Senator Manchin get this so wrong?”
We thank Mr. John Terry for permission to post his October 5, 2012 letter to the Editor of The Inter-Mountain (Elkins, WV). Ironically, and you’ll see why when you read the letter, the Editor has not yet published Mr. Terry’s … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 7, 2012
Items of Interest: 1-“He also noted that wind farms are attractive to investors because government subsidies are often available to support their construction.” “You’ll probably see more of them being erected up and down the ridges, unless the government decides … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking Wind
Tagged cost of wind, fast reactors, Hawaii wind farm, Nuclear Energy, renewable, Wind, wind farm, wind subsidies, wind turbine fire
Leave a comment
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for July 30, 2012
Items of interest: 1-Disgrace of the day – After receiving $78,334,713.00 this month from the US Taxpayers (1603 Grant), a Vancouver (Canada) -based wind and solar energy company is up for sale A year ago I wrote: I’m curious … is “Yabucoa” … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking Wind
Tagged 1603 grant, German renewables, Renewable Energy, US Taxpayer, Western Wind Energy, Wind energy, wind subsidies
1 Comment
Allegheny Treasures 