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PSO Purchases Power From Oklahoma Wind Farms
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), an operating unit of American Electric Power (AEP), has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for approximately...
Advance Polybag Signs Renewable Energy Contract With TXU Energy
Houston-based Advance Polybag, a manufacturer of plastic retail bags, has signed a renewable energy contract with TXU Energy. Advance Polybag's renewable power contract...
Elbow Creek Wind Farm Achieves Commercial Operation
Princeton, N.J.-based NRG Energy Inc. has completed construction on its second wind farm, the 122 MW Elbow Creek Wind Project in Howard County,...
Comverge Releases Apollo Demand Response System
East Hanover, N.J.-based Comverge Inc., a provider of smart grid, demand management and energy efficiency solutions, has released its Apollo demand response management...
Gibbons Proposes Changes To IRS Codes To Allow Funding For Electric Infrastructure
Gov. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting changes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) codes as part of any...
NCAR Forecasts Will Help Xcel Energy Harness Wind
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has reached an agreement with Xcel Energy to provide highly detailed, localized weather forecasts to enable...
CANARIE Plans Investment In Green IT Pilot Program
CANARIE, Canada's advanced network organization, plans to invest C$3 million in a green information technology (IT) pilot program to demonstrate the technological feasibility...
NSTAR Sponsors MIT Clean Energy Competition
Massachusetts utility NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to sponsor the...
Shear Wind Receives EA Approval For Wind Project
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Shear Wind Inc. has received environmental assessment (EA) approval for its 60 MW wind project in Pictou and Antigonish counties....
Canadian Company Joins NAWSA
Edmonton, Alberta-based Electric Motor Service Ltd. (ESML), a repair and service company, has joined Wharton, N.J.-based North American Wind Service Alliance (NAWSA), a...
Martifer To Build Wind Tower Factory In Texas
Martifer Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Martifer Group - a Portuguese company involved with metal construction, energy systems, agriculture and biofuel - will...
Boxer Introduces Principles For Climate Change Legislation
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has released principles for global warming legislation, which include the...
Bingaman Promotes Financing Plan For Renewable Energy Producers
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is urging Congress to include a new incentive program for...
Green Energy Act To Be Introduced Soon
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says a proposed Green Energy Act would help lead to more than 50,000 new jobs over the next three...
Iberdrola Sells Wind Farm Output To Snohomish PUD
Portland, Ore.-based Iberdrola Renewables Inc. has signed a contract for Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) to purchase wind energy from Iberdrola Renewables'...
WePOWER Wind Turbines Will Act As Billboards
Torrance, Calif.-based WePOWER LLC, a developer of clean energy solutions, has launched its Windvertising branded media platform. The Windvertising platform enables the placement...
Catch The Wind Makes Senior Appointments
Manassas, Va.-based Catch the Wind Ltd., the developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator laser wind sensor, has appointed two senior individuals who will...
GridPoint Partners with OSIsoft To Implement Smart Grid Solutions
San Diego-based GridPoint Inc., a smart grid company whose software platform benefits electric utilities, consumers and the environment, has partnered with OSIsoft. The...
Texas PUC Assigns CREZ Projects
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has assigned approximately $5 billion of transmission projects to be constructed in Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy...
U.S., China Lead Global Wind Installation
Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% last year - even higher than the average over the past decade - to reach total...