“When you compare wind to other new sources of energy, wind is comparable with or without the production tax credit,” he said.
The production tax credit is a federal incentive program that allows tax breaks for wind energy development. It expires in 2020.
Great River Energy announced a purchase agreement with NextEra Energy to buy the electricity generated by the planned Emmons-Logan Wind Energy Center. Plans call for about 133 turbines generating 300 megawatts of electricity in Emmons and Logan counties. Construction is planned for 2019 with completion by 2020, Brekke said. The project has a preliminary cost estimate of $450 million.
Rep. Mike Brandenburg, R-Edgeley, said the sunset date for the production tax credit is moving some projects…
