Indiana’s wind power industry faces unclear future

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s once-booming wind power industry is facing an uncertain future as Congress debates whether to renew a tax credit that’s set to expire by the end of the year.

A few years ago, Indiana had one of the nation’s fastest-growing wind energy industries with turbines along the rural horizon in north and central counties. In 2009, the state had the second highest power capacity for new wind of any state, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

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