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Treasury News Release -$500 Million in Recovery Act Awards for Clean Energy Projects
WASHINGTON– Marking a major milestone in the effort to spur private sector investments in clean energy and create new jobs for America’s workers, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) program that provides cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits. The new funding creates additional upfront capital, enabling companies to create jobs and begin construction that may have been stalled until now.
“The Recovery Act is investing in our long-term energy needs while creating jobs in communities around the country,” said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. “This renewable energy program will spur the manufacture and development of clean energy in urban and rural America, allowing us to protect our environment, create good jobs and revitalize our nation’s economy.”
Said Secretary Chu: “These grants will help America’s businesses launch clean energy projects, putting Americans back to work in good construction and manufacturing jobs. The initiative will help double our renewable energy capacity over the next few years and make sure America leads the world in creating the clean energy economy of the future.”
Created under Section 1603 of the Recovery Act, the program is expected to provide more than $3 billion in financial support for clean energy projects by providing direct payments in lieu of tax credits. These payments will support an estimated 5,000 bio-mass, solar, wind, and other types of renewable energy production facilities in all regions of the country over the life of the program. As a result of this first round of funding, more than 2,000 Americans will have access to jobs in the renewable energy industry – both in construction and in manufacturing – while moving the nation closer to meeting the Administration’s goal of doubling renewable energy generation in the next few years.
The Treasury Department opened the application process for the 1603 program on July 31, 2009 and is today making the first awards in half the statutorily mandated turnaround time of 60 days. The following is a chart of projects funded as part of today’s announcement. Additional awards under the program will be announced in the coming weeks.
Movement Gym PV System (Solar), Boulder, CO, $157,809
Solaire Development, LLC Danbury, CT, $2,578,717.00
Evergreen Wind Power V, LLC, Danforth, ME, $40,441,471
Moraine II Wind Farm, Woodstock, MN, $28,019,520
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Canadaigua Power Partners, LLC (Wind), Cohocton, NY, $52,352,334
Canadaigua Power Partners II, LLC (Wind), Cohocton, NY, $22,296,494
Wheat Field Wind Farm, Arlington, OR, $47,717,155.00
Hay Canyon Wind Farm, Moro, OR, $47,092,555
Pebble Springs Wind Farm, Arlington, OR, $46,543,219
Highland Wind Farm, Salix, PA, $42,204,562
Locust Ridge II, LLC (Wind), Shenandoah, PA, $59,162,064
Penascal Wind Farm, Sarita, TX, $114,071,646
Total Amount $502,637,546
Can You Believe It? Even The IRS is Using YouTube, iTunes
The IRS has launched a YouTube video site and an iTunes podcast site to better serve taxpayers.
People can visit the video site at www.youtube.com/irsvideos to view information about the Recovery, tax tips and how-to videos. These videos will be in English, Spanish, American Sign Language and other languages.
The YouTube focus will be on the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Videos will highlight the $8,000 first-time homebuyer’s credit for those who purchase a house this year, the sales or excise tax deduction on new car purchases and the expanded credits for education and energy conservation.
The IRS YouTube channel will debut with seven Recovery videos in English and ASL and eight in Spanish. Also, included will be a video on using the IRS Withholding Calculator. Many workers received the Making Work Pay tax credit in April through their tax withholding at work. However, people who have more than one job or working spouses should especially check their withholding to ensure neither too much nor too little is being withheld. People can use the calculator to help determine if they should make adjustments.
People can visit the audio site at iTunes to listen to IRS podcasts about ARRA tax credits. People without an iTunes account can hear those same podcasts, in English and Spanish, on IRS.gov’s Multimedia Center.
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