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THUMBS OUT FOR TAX EXTENDERS SEEKING A RIDE: There’s an intense push from lawmakers and lobbyists to extend tax incentives for a variety of energy technologies before the end of the year, and the number of requests is ballooning, Pro’s Esther Whieldon reports. Last year’s mega-omnibus extended the solar investment tax credit for five years, but said nothing about investment credits for hybrid solar lighting, fuel cells, small wind, geothermal heat pumps, microturbines and combined heat and power systems — all of which are scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Democrats say they secured an agreement from GOP leadership to extend those "orphaned" credits this year, and a lame duck session now seems like the most likely venue to do so. “I think given the way the water currents are moving, it's more likely to be part of an end of the year bill," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said of the orphaned tax extenders. Backers of several other tax credits also are angling to get their items into a potential year-end package.

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