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In the USA, a “production tax credit” (PTC) for industrial wind turbines was established in 1992<ref>https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/enrons-ken-lay-asks-for-texas-gov-bushs-help-in-securing-tax-credits-for-wind/</ref><ref>https://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/734</ref> and first applied to facilities built in 1993. It provided a tax credit to a facility for 10 years of 1.5 cents per kWh of electricity generated. Every year it is adjusted for inflation, e.g., to 2.4 cents in 2017.
In the USA, a “production tax credit” (PTC) for industrial wind turbines was established in 1992<ref>https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/enrons-ken-lay-asks-for-texas-gov-bushs-help-in-securing-tax-credits-for-wind/</ref><ref>https://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/734</ref> and first applied to facilities built in 1993. It provided a tax credit to a facility for 10 years of 1.5 cents per kWh of electricity generated. Every year it is adjusted for inflation, e.g., to 2.4 cents in 2017.


After the initial legislation expired after 1999, the PTC was allowed to lapse for a year, as it was again after 2001 and 2003. As the wind industry lobby has noted, wind development dropped precipitously in years when the PTC was not available to help energy companies avoid taxes.<ref>American Wind Energy Association. 2015. “Wind Energy and the PTC”.<ref>https://docs.wind-watch.org/schleede-big-money.pdf</ref>
After the initial legislation expired after 1999, the PTC was allowed to lapse for a year, as it was again after 2001 and 2003. As the wind industry lobby has noted, wind development dropped precipitously in years when the PTC was not available to help energy companies avoid taxes.<ref>American Wind Energy Association. 2015. “Wind Energy and the PTC”.</ref><ref>https://docs.wind-watch.org/schleede-big-money.pdf</ref>


In 2015, legislation ended the PTC for non-wind renewables after 2016 and established a phase-out for wind. Facilities first claiming the PTC in 2017 will get 80% of its value, in 2018 60%, and in 2019 40%. After 2019, new facilities could not claim the PTC. In late 2019, the PTC (and ITC) was extended for 1 year at the 2018 rate.ref>https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8835</ref>
In 2015, legislation ended the PTC for non-wind renewables after 2016 and established a phase-out for wind. Facilities first claiming the PTC in 2017 will get 80% of its value, in 2018 60%, and in 2019 40%. After 2019, new facilities could not claim the PTC. In late 2019, the PTC (and ITC) was extended for 1 year at the 2018 rate.ref>https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8835</ref>