Wind-friendly bankers are hopeful that a recovery of the global credit system and forthcoming U.S. laws requiring utilities to use greater renewable energy and provide more varied long-term tax benefits, will give a needed financial boost to the world's largest market for wind energy.rnThe seemingly unstoppable wind energy sector in the United States has suffered double blows over the past year as commercial bankers have clung to their lending dollars and shrinking corporate profits have limited the use of tax credits that have been critical for wind developers.rn"There are still a number of wind investment players in the market, and some are on the sidelines, but a pool of tax equity does remain. People are watching to see what happens with the recovery package," says Gianluca Signorelli, director of public policy at MMA Renewable Ventures in San Francisco. "There may be fewer players now than there were, and some have less tax appetite than they did, but substantial appetite remains, and prospects are set to improve with the recovery plan," he predicts.
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