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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.
CleanChoice Launches New Renewable Energy Broker Program
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company providing 100% clean electricity to customers across the country, has launched the CleanChoice Energy Broker Program.
The new program...
NRG Teams With Eagles QB Carson Wentz
NRG Energy, the official energy provider of the Philadelphia Eagles, has announced that Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is returning as an NRG ambassador for...
Oil Trader Vitol Teams With Low Carbon To Invest In Renewables
Vitol, an oil trader based out of Geneva, has partnered with Low Carbon, a U.K.-based investment company, to create a fund focused on investing...
Ontario Government Axes Wind Projects
Citing savings to ratepayers, Ontario has announced the cancellation of 758 renewable energy contracts, including several wind energy projects.
Greg Rickford, minister of energy, northern...
Alliant Energy, Invenergy Announce 210 MW Iowa Wind Farm
Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company and Invenergy have partnered for the 210 MW Richland Wind Farm, to be built in Sac County, Iowa.
Invenergy will...
Turbine Advances, Siting Locations Bring Down Cost Of U.S. Wind: EIA
Between 2010 and 2016, the capacity-weighted average cost of U.S. wind installations declined by one-third, from $2,361/kW to $1,587/kW, according to the U.S. Energy...
Apple Launches New Renewables Investment Fund In China
Apple has announced a new investment fund in China to connect suppliers with renewable energy sources.
As part of Apple’s commitment to increase the use of...
Westar Energy Gets Go-Ahead For New Wind Program
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a new program that gives businesses in Westar Energy’s service area greater access to wind power.
With the...
ABB To Help Grid-Connect World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
ABB has won orders worth over $150 million from Ørsted to supply a range of technologies that will help integrate and transmit renewable energy...
Berkshire Wind Co-op Expanding Massachusetts Wind Farm
The Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp. (BWPCC), owner of the 10-turbine, 15 MW Berkshire Wind Power Project in Hancock, Mass., has announced phase two...
New York Announces Plan Of Action For Procuring Offshore Wind
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced the New York State Public Service Commission's plan for the state's first procurement of offshore wind.
New York...
California Achieves 2020 Emissions-Reduction Target
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced a significant milestone for the state: Greenhouse-gas (GHG) pollution in California has fallen below 1990 levels...
Missouri Utility Garners Regulatory Support For 600 MW Wind Plan
The Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) has announced its support for the Empire District Electric Co.'s plan to develop an additional 600 MW of...
MidAmerican Begins Work On Another Wind XI Project
Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Co. says construction will begin this month on the 90.8 MW Ivester wind farm, located in west-central Grundy County,...
Stantec Names Leader Of North American EPC Projects
Construction and power industry veteran William (Bill) Birney has joined Stantec’s power practice as a senior principal and director of engineering, procurement and construction...
BayWa Lands Power Purchase Deal For California Wind Farm
MCE, a nonprofit electricity provider in California, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with BayWa r.e. Wind LLC for the Strauss Wind Project.
MCE will...
South Dakota Officials Green-Light Dakota Range Wind Construction
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a permit - with numerous conditions - for the construction of the Dakota Range Wind...
Nordex Wins Its Biggest Single Wind Contract To Date
In the second quarter of 2018, the Nordex Group won a 595 MW order in Brazil, representing the company's largest single contract to date.
Nordex...
Vestas Enters Another New Wind Market
Expanding its global presence, Vestas recently announced a wind energy order in Bolivia, representing Vestas' first in the country.
The order is for three facilities comprising...
New Hampshire’s Capital Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
On Monday, the city council of Concord, N.H., voted unanimously to establish a goal of transitioning the city to 100% clean and renewable energy,...