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WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a package to extend $18 billion in tax credits for using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal and also provide incentives to cut energy consumption.
The move, which alternative energy companies had been lobbying for all year, sent shares of solar power companies higher in after-hours trade. The delay in extending the tax credits had been a major damper on those stocks this year. The Senate was seen as the biggest roadblock after it shot down the extension eight times this year.
"Getting past what has been largely the deal-breaker in the past should be positive," Wedbush Morgan analyst Al Kaschalk said of the impact the vote would have on solar stocks.
Under the proposal, which will be part of a much bigger tax bill, the tax credit for producing electricity from wind would be extended for one year. The credit for other renewable sources, such as wave and ocean tide projects that generate power, would be extended for two years.
The residential and business tax breaks for solar energy would be extended for eight years.
"Solar is the winner here," Raymond James alternative energy analyst Pavel Molchanov said.
Shares of top U.S. solar company SunPower rose 4 percent in extended trade to $91, while First Solar Inc's stock rose 3.6 percent to $218.50. Evergreen Solar Inc shares gained 7 percent to $6.14.
By Tom Doggett Reuters.com
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