For Public Renewable Energy informational purposes. Copyright 1999 Information Access Company. All rights reserved. Enron has proposed a wind -powered turbine farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
Condors are large land birds on the verge of extinction.
The Wind Energy Tax Credit expired June 30 and without it, wind power becomes much less profitable for companies like Enron. The Roth language, included in a Committee Report for S.1792, the Tax Relief Extenders Act of 1999, encourages government officials to be careful in selecting sites for facilities that qualify for the tax credit to ensure facilities do not hurt the local environment. The bill awaits Senate consideration. Copyright 1998 Information Access Company. All Rights Reserved.