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New Year Brings Mixed News for Texas Wind Power Industry

A federal tax credit for wind power projects is set to expire Wednesday, but renewable energy advocates in Texas will still have a reason to celebrate this week as a massive network of transmission lines for wind power becomes fully operational.

by Mose Buchele, KUT News

A wind farm outside Lorraine, Texas, on Aug. 10, 2006.
Credit: Cherie King

A federal tax credit for wind power projects is set to expire Wednesday, but renewable energy advocates in Texas will still have a reason to celebrate this week as a massive network of transmission lines for wind power becomes fully operational. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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Mose Buchele

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