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Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council Switching To Renewables
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy is joining forces with the Metropolitan Council, one of the top 10 electrical consumers in Minnesota, to dramatically increase the council’s...
Xcel Energy Announces Milestone Clean Energy Plans In Colorado
Xcel Energy-Colorado has announced major clean energy plans, including investing billions of dollars in wind, solar and battery storage, as well as retiring one-third of...
With Focus On Wind, Minnesota Co-op Shoots For 50% Renewables
Great River Energy, a nonprofit electric cooperative in Minnesota, has announced a company goal to supply its member-owner cooperatives with 50% renewable energy by...
Ohio Couple Gets Married Under Wind Turbines
Over the weekend, Findlay, Ohio-based One Energy hosted a wedding ceremony at its North Findlay Wind Campus.
Erin Kashawlic, who is a technical manager for One...
New Offshore Wind Law In New Jersey A Boon For Fishermen’s Energy
A bill in support of Fishermen's Energy's long-embattled offshore wind demo off the coast of New Jersey was signed on Wednesday by Gov. Phil...
New Wind XII Project Would Put MidAmerican Energy At 100% Renewables
Upon completion of its newest proposed wind project, Wind XII, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it will be the first investor-owned electric utility in the country...
Southern Power Takes Reins Of Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility
Wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., has acquired its 10th wind project, the 100 MW Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility, located...
N.J. Governor Signs Legislation Signaling State Is ‘Ready For Clean Energy Investment’
Clean energy groups are applauding the passage of a New Jersey bill they say will revive the renewable energy industry in the state.
On Wednesday,...
R.I. Selects 400 MW Offshore Wind Farm From Deepwater Wind
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, D-R.I., has announced Rhode Island's selection of Deepwater Wind to construct a new 400 MW offshore wind farm.
Deepwater Wind, based...
Vineyard Wind Wins Offshore Wind Solicitation In Massachusetts
An 800 MW offshore wind farm proposed by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has been selected...
State Clean Energy Laws Make New England Grid More Resilient
The New England power grid is growing more resilient and reliable thanks to state renewable energy and energy efficiency laws that are reducing the...
Wildlife Aerial Surveys Supporting N.Y. Offshore Wind Reach Milestone
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Normandeau Associates have announced that the halfway point has been reached in a...
Investing In Clean Energy Is Becoming More And More Attractive
As a global clean energy transition takes hold and the market matures, a new report from Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit based out of Boston,...
Report: The Financial Side Of The Emerging U.S. Offshore Wind Industry
Offshore wind, on the verge of becoming a major national industry, will need the investment of the U.S. supply chain in order to offset...
Alstom Leaving Energy Joint Ventures With GE
Alstom has signed a deal with GE to exit the companies' three energy joint ventures set up in November 2015 when GE acquired Alstom's...
Wind Catcher Energy Connection OK’d In Arkansas
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, has announced that the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) determined the Wind Catcher...
Senvion Introduces 4.2 MW Platforms For U.S. Wind Market
Senvion has unveiled new 4.2 MW wind turbine platforms suited for the low- and medium-wind conditions of the U.S. market.
The new 4.2M140 and 4.2M148...
U.S. Senators Propose Changes To PURPA
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and James Risch, R-Idaho, have introduced legislation to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), which...
AWEA: U.S. Wind Development Pipeline Up 40% In One Year
Strong demand for wind energy drove a busy first quarter for new U.S. wind announcements, according to the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) newly released U.S....
U.S. Climbs Back Up Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index
Overtaking India, the U.S. has climbed to second place in the latest renewable energy country attractiveness index (RECAI) issued by EY, a global provider...