Renewable Energy News Briefs - May 2021
legislation March 2 to update and expand the small wind investment tax credit (ITC). The Rural Wind Energy Modernization and Extension Act would strike the 100-kilowatt nameplate limitation for small wind systems and expand the maximum wind turbine size to 10 megawatts, change the definition of small wind to “distributed wind energy property,” and extend the ITC to cover 30% of a project’s costs until 2028 before phasing down to a permanent 10%. A companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon. *** Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives Mar...