Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. After increasing rapidly since the 1970s, electricity generation at U.S. nuclear plants began to grow more slowly in the early 2000s. It then plateaued between 2007 and 2010
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600 investors in South Dakota
In this episode of Local Energy Rules, ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy, John Farrell, speaks to Brian Minish, CEO of South Dakota Wind Partners, about a community wind project that attracted over 600 local investors. The project was the brainchild of four state organizations rooted in rural South Dakota
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U.S. Army picks firms for up to $7 billion in wind energy orders
The U.S. Army has picked 17 companies that will be eligible to receive orders for wind energy under an umbrella contract valued at up to $7 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday. Chicago-based Acciona Energy North America Corp. made the Army’s short list of 17 wind power companies eligible to bid for up to … Continue reading U.S. Army picks firms for up to $7 billion in wind energy orders
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Offshore wind energy proposal advances in Virginia
Plans for an offshore wind farm moved forward last week as Dominion Virginia Power won the right to lease nearly 113,000 acres off the Virginia coast to generate power with wind turbines. The utility outbid Apex Virginia Offshore Wind in a six-round auction held by the Interior Department, paying $1.6 million for the right to … Continue reading Offshore wind energy proposal advances in Virginia
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With cost of wind energy down 50% in four years, financial and wind energy leaders to summit next week in NYC
The American Wind Energy Association will kick off the fall with its annual Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 9 and 10, at the Conrad New York Hotel, 102 North End Ave., in New York’s Battery Park near Wall Street. As one of the leading events in the country for … Continue reading With cost of wind energy down 50% in four years, financial and wind energy leaders to summit next week in NYC
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Dominion Virginia Power wins offshore wind energy auction
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) conducted the auction. Eight companies, including Dominion, were approved to bid, but only two firms participated. The auction lasted six rounds. BOEM has several milestones that Dominion must meet to keep the lease with the final milestone being the submittal of a construction and operations plan within … Continue reading Dominion Virginia Power wins offshore wind energy auction
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Southeast wind conference resides at hub of emerging regional market
The Southeastern states from Virginia to Florida are home to over 65 wind-related manufacturing facilities that support thousands of wind energy jobs in the region. The number of these supply chain facilities could expand significantly as land-based and offshore wind developments begin in the region. Besides having a highly skilled manufacturing base, the Southeast has … Continue reading Southeast wind conference resides at hub of emerging regional market
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Wind energy from Wyoming could compete with natural gas by 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a report showing that wind- and solar-generated power in the West could be cost competitive even without federal subsidies. The group looked at the untapped renewable energy resources that still will be available after 2025. That is when many renewable energy mandates are set … Continue reading Wind energy from Wyoming could compete with natural gas by 2025
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Washington State Supreme Court Decision Confirms Approval of Whistling Ridge Wind Farm
In a unanimous decision announced today, the Washington State Supreme Court backed Governor Christine Gregoire’s March 2012 approval of the Whistling Ridge Wind Energy Project. The Court action denies a legal challenge to erecting 35 wind turbines on private industrial timberland in eastern Skamania County, Washington. Jason Spadaro, SDS Lumber Company and Whistling Ridge Energy … Continue reading Washington State Supreme Court Decision Confirms Approval of Whistling Ridge Wind Farm
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Acciona Named as Qualified Contractor for U.S. Army Solar Power Projects
ACCIONA Energy North America has been selected to compete for up to $7 billion in contracts to provide renewable energy to U.S. Army facilities. The Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of energy in the world, and it is mandated to meet at least 25% of its facilities
Continue readingHouse members take up bipartisan effort to support renewable energy
House Republicans and Democrats joined together last week to co-sign a letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means recommending that renewable energy development receive continued support in any forthcoming comprehensive tax reform debate. The effort was led by Representatives Paul Ruiz (D-CA), Jon Runyan (R-NJ), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and was signed by … Continue reading House members take up bipartisan effort to support renewable energy
Continue readingNo evidence of residential property value impacts near US wind turbines
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet was unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values. “This is the second of two major studies we have conducted on this topic [the first was published in 2009, … Continue reading No evidence of residential property value impacts near US wind turbines
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Mortenson begins construction on 161 MW Spinning Spur II wind farm
Situated on 27 square miles of farmland in the Texas Panhandle, the 161 megawatt (MW) project will be comprised of 87, 1.85 MW, 80-meter GE wind turbines. Mortenson
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The nocebo effect, and why it
This article originally appeared today on the Renew Economy blog, and is reposted here with the permission of the author, David Perry. The photograph included did not appear with the original post.
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Wind energy producers seek equal treatment, tax credits
Wind producers in Iowa say they want a level playing field when it comes to tax breaks. They even would go so far as to push for cutting tax breaks for other energy producers, including oil and gas, Iowa Wind Energy Association executive director Harold Prior said in an interview with IowaWatch.
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Vestas to supply first V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for 400 MW in USA
These projects are part of the master supply agreement to deliver 1,500 MW to wind power plants in North America, South America and Europe announced April 26, 2010. EDPR selected the V110-2.0 MW because of its competitive cost of energy compared with other options. The V110-2.0 MW turbines are expected to be delivered and commissioned … Continue reading Vestas to supply first V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for 400 MW in USA
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Wind energy and wildlife
Wind energy development has increased substantially in the United States in recent years, from 2,742 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in 1999 to more than 60,000 MW in 2012. You might expect that the windiest states would be the ones making the greatest strides in harnessing this renewable energy resource, but that isn
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Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
Tapping into a premier wind resource, Pattern Energy Group LP is starting construction of the 218-megawatt Panhandle Wind Project using Texas’ new Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure and connecting to the state’s main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: … Continue reading Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
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Wind power is affordable, reliable
The Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle recently carried a column by Jeff Fox of the Renewable Northwest Project about the affordability of wind power generated by the Spion Kop wind farm in Montana. Shortly thereafter, a column appeared in the Chronicle from John Bushnell of investor-owned utility NorthWestern Energy, disputing Mr. Fox’s statements about the economics … Continue reading Wind power is affordable, reliable
Continue readingPattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
Pattern Energy Group LP (PEG LP) has closed the financing and started construction of its Panhandle Wind Farm, a 218 MW wind farm located in the Texas Panhandle. Panhandle Wind will sell power to Citigroup Energy Inc. under a long-term hedge off-take agreement. GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will invest structured … Continue reading Pattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
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