Speech #12: Illinois and the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
Mark Udall spoke on the Senate floor this morning pushing Congress to pass an extension of the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. In his 12th speech, Udall focused on the economic impacts of wind energy production in Illinois. Illinois has the fourth-largest wind capacity in the nation and over 600,000 wind-powered homes. Udall will continue to speak at the beginning of each morning's session to urge his Senate colleagues to pass the wind Production Tax Credit.