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Xcel Inaugurates Start of Construction on Foxtail
Xcel Energy has officially broken ground on the 150 MW Foxtail Wind project, located on 35,000 acres in central North Dakota.
West Fargo-based Wanzek Construction,...
Ørsted Buys Lincoln Clean Energy
Wind power developer Ørsted has acquired a 100% equity interest in Lincoln Clean Energy LLC (LCE) from I Squared Capital for $580 million.
U.S.-based LCE...
Lazard Taps Skelly for Advisory Role
Lazard Ltd. has appointed Michael Skelly as a senior advisor in financial advisory, with a focus on energy, sustainability and infrastructure.
Skelly, who will be...
New Pennsylvania Conservative Energy Forum Pushes For ‘All Of The Above’ Approach
The Pennsylvania Conservative Energy Forum (PennCEF) has commenced operations as an organization comprising conservative individuals, organizations and businesses who want the state to develop...
EDPR Inks Texas Wind PPA
EDP Renewables North America LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renováveis SA (EDPR), has secured a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with an undisclosed buyer to...
New Partner Joins DOE Program To Advance Women’s Leadership In Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-led U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program has announced that the Texas A&M Energy Institute is joining...
DOE, Clean Line Go Separate Ways On Plains & Eastern Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Clean Line Energy have mutually agreed to terminate their participation agreement for Clean Line's Plains & Eastern...
New Mexico Regulators Green-Light Xcel Wind Expansion
New Mexico regulators have approved an expansion of wind energy generation in Xcel Energy’s New Mexico and Texas service areas. According to the Minneapolis-based...
Florida Utility Reflects On Two Years Of Wind Energy
Florida energy provider Gulf Power is reflecting on its extensive wind energy growth: At the beginning of 2016, the company says it became the...
Xcel’s Clean Energy Plan Moves Forward In Colorado
On Wednesday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) granted a request to allow Xcel Energy to model and present its Clean Energy Plan (CEP)...
GE Secures Nearly 3 GW Of North American Wind Orders
GE Renewable Energy has secured commitments in North America for 2.9 GW of its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 MW onshore wind turbine...
Siemens Gamesa Names New Executive Position For Cyber Security
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has appointed Alan Feeley its new chief cyber security officer, a new position within the company.
In addition to his...
GE Chosen To Provide Cybersecurity For Invenergy Fleet
GE Renewable Energy says it has inked a cybersecurity agreement with clean energy provider Invenergy not only to secure Invenergy’s wind turbine fleet, but...
AEP Ohio To Invest In Renewables Via Extended Electric Security Plan
AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (AEP), has filed a proposal with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to extend its...
Pattern Energy Nixes 100 MW Wind Project
Pattern Energy Group LP says environmental concerns - namely, potential disruptions to golden- and bald-eagle habitats - have caused the company to suspend...
MISO Stamps MVP Status On CapX2020 Brookings Line
The Brookings transmission line, a major piece of the CapX2020 project, has been pegged for Multi-Value Project (MVP) status by the Midwest...
Vestas 2 MW GridStreamer Wind Turbines Receive Upgrades
Vestas has enhanced its line of 2 MW GridStreamer wind turbines for the North American market, adding proprietary drivetrain and control technologies to...
Toshiba Buys Stake In Korean Turbine Manufacturer
Toshiba has announced a $36 million investment in South Korea-based wind turbine manufacturer Unison Co. Ltd., marking the behemoth electronics company's entrance into...
GE’s New 1.6-100 Wind Turbine Now In Circulation
Following months of quiet anticipation, GE has officially debuted its 1.6-100 model wind turbine - a machine that the company says will help boost...
Policy Experts Say PTC Extension Possible, Cash Grants Doubtful
Washington lawmakers transcended partisan posturing late last week to ink a compromise spending bill for 2011 that prevented a shutdown of the...