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Betsy Lillian
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.
Apex Strikes Deals With ENGIE, Xcel For South Dakota Wind
Apex Clean Energy has announced the execution of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Xcel Energy for Dakota Range Wind III and the sale...
Vineyard Wind Submits Final Environmental Impact Report To Massachusetts
Massachusetts offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has submitted a final environmental impact report (FEIR) to the state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs...
NJBPU Approves ORECs, Denies Nautilus Demo
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has unanimously voted to adopt a proposed rule establishing the funding mechanism for the state’s offshore...
In Memory Of Former Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers, former chairman and CEO of Duke Energy, died Monday in Louisville, Ky., at the age of 71, the North Carolina-based utility has...
D.C. Council Green-Lights 100% Renewable Energy Goal
Today, the Washington D.C. Council unanimously approved the “Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act of 2018,” a bold climate bill that includes a commitment to...
Report: 2018 A ‘Record-Breaking’ Year For Corporate Renewable Energy Deals
Corporate renewable energy procurement in the U.S. is continuing to blossom, outlines a new report from the Business Renewables Center (BRC), a membership program at...
New York’s Cuomo Calls For Carbon-Free Electricity By 2040
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his 2019 Justice Agenda, which includes plans for carbon-free electricity in the state.
The full agenda...
ALLETE Refurbishing Condon Wind Farm In Oregon
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Minnesota-based ALLETE Inc., has announced it is refurbishing its 50 MW Condon Wind facility in Oregon.
The...
Alberta Procures Another 763 MW Of Wind Power
Through the latest two phases of the Alberta government's Renewable Electricity Program (REP), the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) will secure power from five new...
Northeast Senators Push For Consensus Between Offshore Wind, Fishing Stakeholders
U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are urging the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau...
New Coalition Promotes Texas Wind Energy
A new coalition has launched with a mission to advocate for sustainable, market-driven electricity generation in Texas, including the expansion of wind energy.
The group,...
New York Moves Forward On Bold Energy Storage Targets
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved two initiatives to dramatically increase New York's energy efficiency and energy storage targets.
The...
Alliant Energy OK’d For 150 MW Wind Farm
Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company has received oral approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to build a 150 MW wind project...
MA Offshore Wind Auction Finally Finishes With Massive Bids
Equinor (formerly Statoil), Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind have emerged victorious in the day-and-a-half-long offshore wind lease auction hosted by the U.S. Department of...
Sempra, Con Edison Complete $1.54B Renewable Asset Sale
Sempra Energy has completed the sale of its U.S. operating solar assets, solar and battery storage development projects, and ownership interest in one wind...
Federal Offshore Wind Auction Making History
UPDATE, 12:42 p.m. EST: The auction has officially closed, and BOEM will be announcing the provisional winners during a 1:00 press call.
Two years ago,...
Colorado Launches Clean Energy Fund Modeled After Green Banks
Colorado has launched its own version of a green bank, the nonprofit Colorado Clean Energy Fund.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Colorado Energy Office and the...
Vaisala Tech Identifies Lightning Damage To Wind Turbines
Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurement, has developed the capability to distinguish cloud-to-ground lightning strokes that contain continuing current, the most damaging...
Acciona Begins Work On Another U.S. Wind Farm
Acciona Energía has started construction work on a wind project representing the company's second in Texas and ninth in the U.S.
Comprising 46 Nordex AW125/3150 wind...
Boston Properties Signs Deal For Texas Wind Energy
Boston Properties Inc., a publicly traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the U.S., has signed an agreement to purchase...