Revealing the Hidden Value that the Federal Investment Tax Credit and Treasury Cash Grant Provide To Community Wind Projects

Bolinger, Mark A.

关键词: 29;    17;    CONTRACTORS;    CRANES;    FINANCING;    INVESTMENT;    MARKET;    RESOURCES;    TAX CREDITS;    TURBINES;    WIND;    WIND POWER;   

DOI  :  10.2172/980752
RP-ID  :  LBNL-2909E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 980752
Others  :  TRN: US201012%%1205

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Although the global financial crisis of 2008/2009 has slowed wind power development in general, the crisis has, in several respects, been a blessing in disguise for community wind project development in the United States. For xample, the crisis-induced slowdown in the broader commercial wind market has, for the first time since 2004, created slack in the supply chain, creating an opportunity for shovel-ready community wind projects to finally proceed towards onstruction. Many such projects had been forced to wait on the sidelines as the commercial wind boom of 2005-2008 consumed virtually all available resources needed to complete a wind project (e.g., turbines, cranes, contractors).