Gone with the Wind: IRS can’t measure effectiveness of $14 billion dollars in green energy subsidies
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that IRS tax subsidies to green energy operators have resulted in $15.1 billion in foregone revenue to the federal government, $13.7 billion of which was lost to renewable energy projects. The GAO has sounded its concern that Congress cannot evaluate the effectiveness of Investment Tax […]
Gone with the Wind: IRS can't measure effectiveness of $14 billion dollars in green energy subsidies
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that IRS tax subsidies to green energy operators have resulted in $15.1 billion in foregone revenue to the federal government, $13.7 billion of which was lost to renewable energy projects. The GAO has sounded its concern that Congress cannot evaluate the effectiveness of Investment Tax […]
Not much BTU for the buck
Congressman Cory Gardner was on my radio show this morning defending his plan to first extend and then phase out the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy. My colleague Michael Sandoval and I are on record as opposing the PTC, and all other energy subsidies. Now we have additional evidence that renewables are so […]
Why should Americans pay for Colorado’s green fantasies?
Greeley Tribune reporter Nate Miller interviewed me as the voice of opposition about the wind “Production Tax Credit” (PTC). Miller does a good job of presenting both sides of the argument: Supporters of the wind production tax credit, which began in 1992, contend failure to extend it will result in layoffs for workers from good, […]
Why should Americans pay for Colorado's green fantasies?
Greeley Tribune reporter Nate Miller interviewed me as the voice of opposition about the wind “Production Tax Credit” (PTC). Miller does a good job of presenting both sides of the argument: Supporters of the wind production tax credit, which began in 1992, contend failure to extend it will result in layoffs for workers from good, […]
Two decades is long enough for wind tax credit
If we had our way, there would be no tax subsidies of any kind for any energy resource. Since the wind production tax credit (PTC) is what’s currently being debated in Congress and on editorial pages across Colorado, we’ll address it. Below is our column that appeared originally in the Pueblo Chieftain on Sunday, March […]
