Reading Responses (The Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit and Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Wind Incentives)

Please read through the article “The Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit: In Brief” and the “Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Wind Incentives” to answer the following questions:

1. What is the renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC) and how does it work? How much PTC is provided by the IRA and until when?

2. What are the economic and policy considerations regarding the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for renewable energy sources, and how effective is it in promoting the development of wind and other resources?

3. How do the expiry and renewal cycles of wind PTC affect wind installations?

Your response should be about 300 words in length. 

Resources 1: 

https://windexchange.energy.gov/projects/tax-credits#:~:text=Production%20Tax%20Credit%20and%20Investment%20Tax%20Credit%20for%20Wind%20Energy,-Leer%20en%20espa%C3%B1ol&text=The%20Inflation%20Reduction%20Act%20(IRA,1%2C%202025.

Resources 2:

Attached pdf file.