by DWEA Site Admin | May 13, 2014 | News
Distributed wind industry urges Senate to pass the EXPIRE Act and restore stability to the distributed wind market place.
May 13, 2014, WASHINGTON DC –
“The U.S. Senate has a huge opportunity to support American business and innovation this week. Distributed wind power is a true American small business success story, with 90% of all distributed turbines sold in the U.S. manufactured here. Distributed wind power is generating clean, affordable and homegrown electricity across all 50 states, keeping the lights on and Americans at work. I urge the Senate to pass the EXPIRE act and restore the clean energy tax credits that provide the stability this market needs to continue to thrive,” said Jennifer Jenkins, the Executive Director of the Distributed Wind Energy Association, in advance of the Senate debate.
The EXPIRE act includes provisions to extend expired clean energy tax credits including, including the investment tax credit (ITC) for distributed wind (ITC) through 2015, retroactive to the beginning of this year. Contact your Senators today to speak up on this important issue.
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For more information
Lauren Glickman, Communications Manager
lglickman@distributedwind.org, 504-258-7955
About the Distributed Wind Energy Association
The Distributed Wind Energy Association is a collaborative group comprised of manufacturers, distributors, project developers, dealers, installers, and advocates, whose primary mission is to promote and foster all aspects of the American distributed wind energy industry. Distributed wind is the use of wind turbines at homes, farm and ranches, businesses, public and industrial facilities, off-grid and other sites connected either physically or virtually on the customer side of the meter to offset all or a portion of local energy consumption or to support grid operations. DWEA seeks to represent members and associates from all sectors with relevant interests pertaining to the distributed wind industry. For more information on DWEA, please go to www.distributedwind.org. Follow us on Twitter @DWEA and like us on Facebook.
by DWEA Site Admin | Apr 3, 2014 | News
FOR MORE INFO: Lauren Glickman
Email: Lglickman@distributedwind.org
Tel: 504-258-7955
Grassley/Cantwell Amendment adds 2-year extension of ITC to Senate Tax Extenders
Washington, D.C., April 3rd – Further Congressional action was taken today to address many of the tax extenders that expired earlier this year, a 2 year extension of ITC for distributed wind was added to the Senate Finance Committee’s package of tax extenders during today’s mark-up. Senators Grassley, Cantwell, Brown, Bennet, Cardin, Carper, Menendez, Nelson, and Stabenow offered the amendment that was accepted to include the ITC (along with the PTC for utility scaled wind power) in the bill.
“I am pleased with today’s decision to include the ITC in the broader package to address expired tax extenders,” said Jennifer Jenkins, Executive Director of the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA). “A renewed ITC will provide business certainty to the community and distributed wind segments of the wind industry that are generally unable to utilize the PTC and enable them to continue to drive economic development across farms, schools, business, and communities across the country often a multiplier of economic impact to the local community.”
Distributed wind projects are present in all 50 states, providing clean, homegrown, affordable power and economic development across the United States. These systems are commonly, but not always, installed on residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and community sites and can range in size from a few-hundred-watt, off-grid turbine at a remote cabin or a 5-kW turbine at a home to a multi-MW turbine at a manufacturing facility
“I applaud Members of Congress including of course the amendment sponsors, and Chairman Wyden, who continue to see the ITC for what it is, an example of an effective, job-creating tax policy,” Jennifer continued. “Allowing it to expire has put American jobs at risk. Today’s vote represents a step in the right direction and I look forward to continuing down this path.”
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About the Distributed Wind Energy Association
The Distributed Wind Energy Association is a collaborative group comprised of manufacturers, distributors, project developers, dealers, installers, and advocates, whose primary mission is to promote and foster all aspects of the American distributed wind energy industry. Distributed wind, commonly referred to as small and community wind, is the use of typically smaller wind turbines at homes, farms, businesses, and public facilities to off-set all or a portion of on-site energy consumption. DWEA seeks to attract members and associates from all sectors with relevant interests pertaining to the distributed wind industry. For more information on DWEA, please go to www.distributedwind.org. Follow us on Twitter @DWEA and like us on Facebook
by DWEA Site Admin | Mar 21, 2014 | News
Over 100 representatives and nearly 30 senators deliver unified message to Congress asking for immediate extension of investment tax credit
Washington, D.C., March 21st – Distributed Wind Energy Association Executive Director Jennifer Jenkins issued the following statement today as nearly 30 Senators and over 100 Representatives delivered letters requesting immediate extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for distributed American wind energy:
“I want to thank Representatives King and Loebsack and Senators Udall and Grassley for their leadership on this issue along with their colleagues in the House and Senate for fighting for American wind jobs. They understand that distributed wind power is providing Americans with clean and affordable electricity in every state while putting Americans to work. The ITC is an effective, job-creating tax policy, but allowing it to expire has put these American jobs at risk. That is why Congress must act now to extend the ITC and keep this American success story moving forward.”
What is Distributed Wind?
Distributed wind energy systems are commonly, but not always, installed on residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and community sites and can range in size from a few-hundred-watt, off-grid turbine at a remote cabin or a 5-kW turbine at a home to a multi-MW turbine at a manufacturing facility.
Distributed wind energy systems are connected either physically or virtually on the customer side of the meter (to serve onsite load) or directly to the local distribution or micro grid (to support grid operations or offset large loads nearby). This distinction differentiates distributed wind power from wholesale power generated at utility-scale wind farms and sent via transmission lines to substations for subsequent distribution to loads.
FOR MORE INFO: Lauren Glickman
Email: Lglickman@distributedwind.org
Tel: 504-258-7955
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About the Distributed Wind Energy Association
The Distributed Wind Energy Association is a collaborative group comprised of manufacturers, distributors, project developers, dealers, installers, and advocates, whose primary mission is to promote and foster all aspects of the American distributed wind energy industry. Distributed wind, commonly referred to as small and community wind, is the use of typically smaller wind turbines at homes, farms, businesses, and public facilities to off-set all or a portion of on-site energy consumption. DWEA seeks to attract members and associates from all sectors with relevant interests pertaining to the distributed wind industry. For more information on DWEA, please go to www.distributedwind.org
