Tag: tax
A Late Christmas ‘tax extender’ gift for Renewable Energy
The US Senate’s “fiscal cliff” package wasn’t exactly eight maids a-milking–the traditional gift for the eighth day of Christmas–though [...]
Power policies needed to help promote renewable energy
Renewable energy needs help. Technological innovation has significantly reduced the cost of solar panels, wind turbines and other equipment, [...]
Iowa new state tax credit policy makes solar a better investment
There is, after all, something new under the sun — a tax credit that energy companies and lawmakers say [...]
How blue state policy is greening up red states too
Increasingly, red states are also benefitting from the development of local renewable energy to meet renewable energy standards (RES) [...]
California Gov. Brown signs renewable energy bill
Yolo County Senator Lois Wolk scored a win and a loss when Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on legislation [...]
Renewable incentives to stay
US Congress passed a major tax-cut deal that included a one-year extension of the incentive program for renewable energy [...]
California creates cleantech manufacturing equipment sales tax exemption
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 71, a bill that will exempt green manufacturers from paying sales and [...]
Germany expected to cut feed-in tariff incentive law
The German government is expected to announce cuts to its renewable energy feed-in tariff incentive scheme later this week, [...]
Norway to usher in law diverting oil profits to renewables
The Norwegian government plans to introduce a law in the next parliamentary term forcing oil companies to pay 1% [...]
France, Ireland consider consumer tax on CO2
The French government plans next year to begin making heavy users of household and transport fuels bear more of [...]