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ERCOT Releases Study About Likely Effects Of Climate Change Legislation
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) recently conducted an analysis of the likely effects of proposed climate change legislation on electricity prices....
Burlington Hydro Launches GridSmartCity Partnership
The Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, George Smitherman joined Burlington Mayor Cam Jackson and Burlington Hydro Electric Inc. in announcing the official...
Agreement Signed To Speed Wind Power Development
Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, has signed an agreement that will speed the development of wind power generation while establishing reasonable safeguards for the...
Salazar Pledges To Open RE Permitting Offices
To expedite production of renewable energy on public lands while protecting land, water and wildlife, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar...
DOE Will Award Funds To Wind Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $8.5 million to 53 new wind energy projects. These projects will help begin...
GE Launches Generator And Control Division
GE Drivetrain Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, has launched a wind generator and control systems division to serve its wind turbine customers...
Siemens To Build Nacelle Production Factory In Kansas
Siemens Energy has selected Hutchinson, Kan., for its first U.S. nacelle production facility. The 300,000 square-foot nacelle facility and an adjacent 80,000 square-foot...
Alberta Court Dismisses MATL Appeal
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed the landowner appeal to the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) line. The MATL international power line...
Salazar Announces Economic Stimulus Investment For RE
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that $305 million will fund more than 650 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) projects across...
Report: Prospects For Wind Energy Industry Are Still Strong
Although the global economic crisis has dealt a blow to the wind industry, a new report from Pike Research indicates that future prospects...
California ISO Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) has released an update of its five-year strategic plan titled 'Smart Future,' which reaffirms the...
Nordex Opens U.S. Headquarters In Chicago
Germany-based Nordex USA Inc., a manufacturer of wind turbines, has opened its new North American headquarters in Chicago. 'Nordex is one of the...
DOE Announces ARRA Funds For Wind Development
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support further...
NYISO: Wind Capacity Increased 300% In Past Year
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has reported that the amount of wind power generation in New York State grew by 300%...
AEP Doubles Renewable Energy Goal
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) is doubling its goal of adding 1,000 MW of renewable energy to 2,000 MW by the end...
Industry Installs 2,800 MW Of Wind In First Quarter
The wind energy industry installed over 2,800 MW of new generating capacity in the first quarter of the year, with new projects completed...
MidAmerican Plans To Integrate Into Midwest ISO
MidAmerican Energy Co. plans to fully integrate into the Midwest Independent System Operator (Midwest ISO) as a transmission-owning member on Sept. 1. Midwest...
Mesalands, Sandia Sign Wind Research MOU
Sandia National Laboratories and Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This agreement, which allows wind energy...
Partnership To Help Aborigines Establish Energy Businesses
Chuck Strahl, minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and federal interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, has announced a contribution to Westcap...
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support For Ontario Green Energy Act
A vast majority of Ontarians support Ontario's proposed Green Energy Act, according to a public opinion poll released by a coalition of environmental...