The meeting that could kill BETC

By: Daily Blog//November 29, 2010//

The meeting that could kill BETC

Daily Blog//November 29, 2010//

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Fifteen groups representing Oregon’s nascent alternative energy industry will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. at David Evans and Associates to discuss strategy for extending the life of the for renewable energy projects.

The tax credits for renewable energy projects are set to expire in 2012, but some say an extension is necessary to keep alternative energy businesses in the state. According to Robert Grott, head of the Northwest Environmental Business Council, the groups will lobby for a 2016 extension of the tax credit during the 2011 legislative session.

If your business depends on these tax credits, this is one meeting you shouldn’t miss. Check it out tomorrow, Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. at David Evans and Associates, 2100 S.W. River Parkway, in Portland.