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Betsy Lillian serves as the editor of North American Windpower, as well as sister publications NGT News, Solar Industry and Unmanned Aerial Online. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.

Another Wisconsin City Commits To 100% Renewable Energy

The city council of La Crosse, Wis., has unanimously passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy across the city by...

State Regulators OK Georgia Power’s Storage, Renewable Energy Plans

Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Co., has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for its 2019 integrated resource...

Greenbyte Opens Chicago Office To Expand Renewables Software In U.S.

Sweden-based Greenbyte, a developer and enabler of smart data software to drive productivity in renewables, has bolstered its U.S. presence by opening a new...
wind oklahoma

AEP Utilities Seek To Add 1,485 MW Of New Wind Generation

Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) - companies of American Electric Power (AEP) - are seeking regulatory approvals...

Geronimo Energy Officially Becomes National Grid Company

National Grid has completed its $100 million acquisition of Minneapolis-based wind and solar developer Geronimo Energy. The deal, which was announced on March 7, has...
maine

Maine Regulators Approve Weaver Wind Power Contract

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has unanimously approved a long-term contract for the 72.6 MW Weaver Wind project in Hancock County. The wind farm...
massachusetts

Vineyard Wind Requesting Superseding Order From Massachusetts DEP

Vineyard Wind is requesting a superseding order from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to overturn denial of the project’s application before the...
energy grid

N.Y. Launches Grid Modernization Challenge

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced the first round of funding for the $15 million Future Grid Challenge, a program to help solve...
vestas

Vestas To Open New Factory In India

To expand its supply-chain footprint in India, Vestas has announced plans to establish a new nacelle and hub assembly factory in Chennai in the...
martha's vineyard

Vineyard Wind Faces Federal Permitting Delay

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has delayed the issuance of Vineyard Wind's final environmental impact statement (EIS). In a...
wind turbine

New Initiative Promotes Wind Energy In New York State

New Yorkers for Clean Power (NYCP) and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY) have jointly launched a new initiative to support...

Scout Secures Indiana Wind PPA With Constellation

Scout Clean Energy has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation, an Exelon company, for approximately 80% of the renewable energy and...

Kardie Equipment Relaunches Turbine Cleaning Service

Kardie Equipment, a TGM Wind company, has relaunched its wind turbine generator cleaning service. Using a fleet of 20 Bronto Skylift platforms, the company offers...
usa

Broadwind Announces $39M In New Orders

Illinois-based Broadwind Energy has announced $39 million of new wind turbine tower and fabrication orders. The products will be made at the company’s Manitowoc, Wis.,...

FERC Alters Energy Forecast, Suggesting Even Brighter Future For Renewables

Within the past month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has dramatically revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity...
texas

Longroad Secures Financing, Begins Work On El Campo Wind Farm

Longroad Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has announced the financial close and start of construction of the 243 MW El...

New Iowa-Missouri Transmission Provides Pathway For Wind Generation

A new high-voltage regional transmission line linking southeastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri is now operational, including a 29-mile section that MidAmerican Energy constructed in...
minnesota

BlackRock Sells Minnesota Wind Stake To Greenbacker

BlackRock Real Assets has sold its controlling interest in a Minnesota wind farm to Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corp. The 30.75 MW Community Wind South project...

Laura Smith Morton Joins AWEA For Offshore Wind Advocacy

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hired Laura Smith Morton to lead policy and regulatory efforts for U.S. offshore wind. In her new...
monopile

Vineyard Wind Taps Sif For Offshore Monopiles

Dutch company Sif Holding n.v. has been selected to build monopiles for Vineyard Wind's project offshore Massachusetts. Sif will manufacture 84 monopiles for the 800...

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