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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.
MidAmerican’s Wind XII Gets Green Light From Iowa Utilities Board
The Iowa Utilities Board has issued an order approving MidAmerican Energy Co.’s proposed Wind XII project.
Through Wind XII, MidAmerican plans to build up to...
Xcel Energy Shoots For Zero-Carbon Electricity By 2050
Xcel Energy has rolled out a new "clean energy vision" that aims for the utility to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050.
As...
U.S. Coal Consumption In 2018 To Be Lowest Since 1979: EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects total U.S. coal consumption in 2018 to fall to 691 million short tons (MMst), representing a 4%...
NextEra, DoD Get More Time To Resolve Oklahoma Wind Dispute
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has announced the Department of Defense (DoD) and NextEra Energy have, once again, extended the deadline to reach a...
Xcel, ALLETE Extend Minnesota Wind PPAs
ALLETE Clean Energy and Xcel Energy have signed five-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for ALLETE's existing Viking wind facilities in southern Minnesota.
Comprising eight GE...
Fengate, Longroad Developing Weaver Wind In Maine
Fengate Asset Management and Longroad Energy Partners LLC (LEP) have announced a co-development and financing partnership to develop and construct the 72.6 MW Weaver...
Introducing The Wind Wildlife Research Fund
Over two dozen companies in the U.S. wind industry have signed up to back a new fund facilitating research to speed development and deployment...
NYS Laborers Event Underscores Wind Industry Opportunities
Last week, the New York State Laborers’ Organizing Fund (NYSLOF) held its first wind energy summit, entitled Building Wind Power in New York.
The summit...
Vineyard Wind Enters Next Stage Of Federal Permitting Process
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to issue a notice of availability (NOA) for the draft environmental...
Boston’s Sherin And Lodgen Launches Renewable Energy Practice
Boston-based law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP has expanded its solar practice and created a national renewable energy practice group.
According to the firm, the...
New Jersey Talks Offshore Wind: A ‘Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity’
On Thursday, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) convened business stakeholders to advance the state’s offshore wind strategy with an in-state supply...
Hawaiian Electric Plans Purchase Agreement For Palehua Wind Farm
Hawaiian Electric Co. is further advancing Hawaii's clean energy goals with a new wind power purchase agreement with EE Ewa LLC.
Through a new agreement...
Air Liquide Signs Up For Texas Wind Power
France-based industrial gas company Air Liquide has announced an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources LLC to purchase 50 MW of power from a wind...
U.S. Electrical Generation By Wind Sees Modest Boost Over Last Year
Renewable energy sources – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower – accounted for nearly 18.0% of net domestic electrical generation during the first three...
Thumbs-Up In South Dakota For Prevailing Wind Park Construction
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved, with conditions, the construction permit for sPower's Prevailing Wind Park, a 219.6 MW facility in...
ExxonMobil Inks Half-Gigawatt Wind, Solar Deals In Texas
Ørsted has announced 500 MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with ExxonMobil for wind and solar projects in Texas.
According to a presentation from Ørsted's...
Vestas Tops 10 GW Of Wind In 2018
Vestas has received an order for 100 V120-2.2 MW turbines for an undisclosed wind project in the U.S., which takes the manufacturer's global order...
Vestas Repowering PacifiCorp’s Goodnoe Hills Wind Farm
Vestas has received an order from PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, to repower the Goodnoe Hills wind project, located in Washington state.
Vestas will...
Equinor Dubs New Jersey Offshore Development ‘Boardwalk Wind’
Equinor Wind US has announced the name of its offshore wind project under development in New Jersey: Boardwalk Wind.
Equinor Wind US is a division...
Wind To Power Hundreds Of Illinois Starbucks Locations
Constellation, an Exelon company, has signed a deal with Starbucks to power more than 340 company-operated Illinois stores with 100% renewable energy produced by...