republican tax bill unveil thursday include cut renewable energy tax credit consider critical enable wind project compete fossil fuel plant tax break solar power leave largely intact credit receive broad bipartisan support extend congress less two years ago wind industry decry proposal say put 50 billion plan investment risk solar sector express relief bill mostly preserve timeline lay 2015 primary tax credit legislation republicans propose eliminate 7,500 tax credit electric vehicles greg wetstone president non-profit american council renewable energy say move mystify wind particularly boon rural areas lot economic choices wetstone say note wind strong support senate yet weigh bill major concern wind developers legislation call reduce credit every kilowatt-hour energy produce wind project 2015 2016 credit worth 2.4 cents drop 20 percent year project start construction 2017 2019. propose bill credit would drop 1.5 cents per kwh addition project must show continuous construction order claim tax credit available day construction start provision would increase tax revenue 12.3 billion 2018 2027 accord bill summary statement american wind energy association trade group say investors project developers bank stability policy enact 2015 plan billions dollars investment wind energy house proposal would pull rug 100,000 u.s. wind workers 500 american factories awea chief executive tom kiernan say statement solar industry main trade group solar energy industries association say encourage tax credit worth 30 percent value solar project leave mostly intact current law credit schedule step value gradually 2022 become permanent 10 percent credit utility commercial project bill unveil thursday would eliminate 10 percent tax credit 2027. republican tax bill hit wind power solar largely unscathed