A wind power generation project with 88 wind turbines is planned for part of Huron County. The Huron Daily Tribune of Bad Axe reports NextEra’s Pheasant Run Wind Project will be built in Brookfield, Fairhaven, Grant, Oliver, Sebewaing and Winsor townships. Project Manager Ryan Pumford says construction officials and landowners met last week. Pumford says … Continue reading Wind farm including 88 wind turbines planned for part of Huron County
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Wind energy helps ERCOT through third-highest demand in its history
Demand for power on the grid that serves most of Texas hit the third highest level in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Demand for power on the grid that serves most of Texas hit the third-highest level in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 7., and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) notes … Continue reading Wind energy helps ERCOT through third-highest demand in its history
Continue readingDeveloper plans 1 GW wind farm in South Dakota
South Dakota-based developer Dakota Plains Energy wants to team up with local landowners in Lincoln County to build a community wind farm between 500 MW and 1 GW. The ambitious developer cites two main catalysts for the project: South Dakota’s strong-but-underutilized wind regime and a nearby transmission project. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, … Continue reading Developer plans 1 GW wind farm in South Dakota
Continue readingIn Colorado, wind energy stats will blow you away
he following article, authored by Susan Innis of Vestas, Sarah Cottrell Propst of the Interwest Energy Alliance, and Tom Darin of AWEA, appeared in the August 5 edition of the Colorado Statesman and is reprinted here with the permission of that publication. For the first time since May 2008, Colorado
Continue readingU.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Reaches Record Highs
The Energy Department released two new reports today showcasing record growth across the U.S. wind market — increasing America’s share of clean, renewable energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs nationwide. According to these reports, the United States continues to be one of the world’s largest and fastest growing wind markets. In 2012, wind energy … Continue reading U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Reaches Record Highs
Continue readingWind energy tops new U.S. electricity generation capacity in 2012
Wind energy became the number one source of new U.S. electricity generation capacity for the first time in 2012, the Energy Department revealed Tuesday in two new reports. Wind energy represented 43 percent of all new electricity additions and accounted for 25 billion dollars in U.S. investment in 2012, according to the Wind Technologies Market … Continue reading Wind energy tops new U.S. electricity generation capacity in 2012
Continue readingWind energy gaining in Colorado
Colorado is among the nation’s top states in the development of wind energy, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy. The 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report found that Colorado last year installed 496 megawatts of new wind power capacity, with the capacity for about 2,301 megawatts of wind power. Wind … Continue reading Wind energy gaining in Colorado
Continue readingDeepwater Wind wins auction to develop offshore wind energy in federal waters
Deepwater Wind Energy Center ‘will be nation’s largest offshore wind farm, employing hundreds and providing clean energy to multiple states’ Providence, R.I.-based Deepwater Wind last week said it had been selected as the provisional winner of two offshore wind energy sites located in federal waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. A competitive … Continue reading Deepwater Wind wins auction to develop offshore wind energy in federal waters
Continue readingTexas leads the way in wind energy
“The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power” (University of Texas Press), by Kate Galbraith and Asher Price Millions of people are asking how or if the country can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy … Continue reading Texas leads the way in wind energy
Continue readingMinnesota Power Announces 200-Megawatt Wind Energy Addition as Part of Its EnergyForward Plan
Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE (NYSE:ALE), plans to begin construction this year on a 200-megawatt expansion of its Bison wind energy project that will deliver more economical, carbon-free energy to customers while substantially meeting Minnesota
Continue readingABB and Baldor wind turbine technology recognized at new SWiFT facility in Texas
The Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), National Wind Institute of Texas Tech University (NWI/TTU), and Group NIRE (NIRE) formally commissioned the SWiFT (Scaled Wind Farm Technology) test facility on July 9th in Lubbock, Texas. ABB was invited to attend the special event, and was recognized as among the companies that provided key … Continue reading ABB and Baldor wind turbine technology recognized at new SWiFT facility in Texas
Continue readingXcel Energy plans to grow wind power by 30 percent
Xcel Energy, already the country’s top wind energy provider, proposes to significantly expand its wind power production to reduce customer costs, protect against rising and volatile fuel prices, and benefit the environment. The move is made possible by extremely competitive prices and the extended federal Production Tax Credit. “Wind energy is a valuable, low-cost substitute … Continue reading Xcel Energy plans to grow wind power by 30 percent
Continue readingBP has decided to keep its U.S. wind farm business
British oil company BP has decided to keep its U.S. wind farm business, one of the largest in the country, after four months in which it failed to attract a bid the company could accept, a spokesman said on Tuesday. “We didn’t find an offer that we thought was the right value,” said the spokesman, … Continue reading BP has decided to keep its U.S. wind farm business
Continue readingU.S. wind energy starts ramping back up following early-year PTC extension
After coming to a standstill in the first half of 2013 due to Congressional delay in extending the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), activity in the U.S. wind industry is ramping back up as a strong wave of utilities sign up for more wind power, according to the American Wind Energy Association
Continue readingE.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Anacacho Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured institutional equity financing for approximately $76.6 million and a commitment to fund further capital contributions from JPM Capital Corporation (J.P. Morgan) in exchange for a partial interest in EC&R’s Anacacho Wind Farm. “We’re delighted to build on our relationship with a first-class financial … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Anacacho Wind Farm
Continue readingWind power, the ‘workhorse’ of renewable energy
When it comes to renewable energy, Californians hear a lot about solar power. Massive solar power plants are under construction in the desert and will soon be online. Solar panels adorn the roofs of a growing number of homes and commercial buildings. PG&E alone has 90,000 solar customers. Gov. Jerry Brown recently spoke at Intersolar, … Continue reading Wind power, the ‘workhorse’ of renewable energy
Continue reading4,000 MW and counting: Xcel Energy punctuates busy first half of 2013 for RFPs, contracts
Back in early February of this year—barely a month after Congress had passed the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) extension—Xcel Energy, the leading utility in America for wind on its wires, sent a letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The message to regulators: we want more wind energy. Noting that the PTC … Continue reading 4,000 MW and counting: Xcel Energy punctuates busy first half of 2013 for RFPs, contracts
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First Wind plans 186 MW wind farm in Maine
First Wind Energy, through subsidiary Blue Sky West, is proposing what would be the biggest wind farm in New England: 62 wind turbines with up to 186 MW capacity, spanning several towns in two counties in a stretch of Central Maine. The proposed project would be spread across several locations with turbines in Bingham, Mayfield … Continue reading First Wind plans 186 MW wind farm in Maine
Continue readingTwo new wind farms in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is adding two new wind farms that will provide a combined 250 megawatts of wind energy to utilities in Arkansas and Nebraska, developers said. Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. said it’s reached an agreement to sell 150 megawatts of wind energy to Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., which is part of a cooperative that provides … Continue reading Two new wind farms in Oklahoma
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