"Renewable tax credits behind the massive deployment of wind and solar technologies during the past few years may get a second life as Democrats are expressing interest in extending them beyond their upcoming sunset dates.

The interest — still in its beginning stages — is likely to launch the latest round in the debate about federal subsidies in the energy marketplace as renewable power reaches a maturation point that enables it to compete against more established power generators.

And the effort may only gather more momentum in the coming months as climate change and the "Green New Deal" have put an added emphasis on the federal government's role in encouraging clean energy deployment."

Jeremy Dillon and Geof Koss report for E&E Daily February 28, 2019. [2]