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Xcel Named Top Wind Utility
The streak continues for Xcel Energy. For the 11th consecutive year, Xcel has been named the top U.S. utility wind energy provider by...
ALLETE Clean Energy Continues Buying Spree
Developer ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of the Duluth, Minn.-based energy holding company, has acquired a combined 97.5 MW wind generation facility near...
Oak Creek Energy Closes Sale Of Construction-Ready Phases At Tres Mesas
Oak Creek Energy Systems has completed the sale of the first two construction-ready stages of the 148.5 MW Tres Mesas Wind Project, located...
DOE Provides Funding To Reduce Wind Farm Impacts On Bats
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide more than $1.75 million to five projects that will develop and demonstrate technologies to reduce...
Broadwind Obtains $13 Million Tower Order
Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy was the beneficiary of a $13 million order for new towers. The company did not divulge the identity of...
MAKE Updates North American Outlook; U.S., Canada Strong In Near Term
More than 55 GW of capacity will be commissioned in North America from 2015 to 2024, according to an analysis from MAKE Consulting....
Moventas Rolls Out Condition Monitoring Leasing Program
Moventas is offering a condition monitoring leasing program that will allow owners to keep a watchful eye on equipment and expenses. Moventas' program...
Natural Gas Parity: The Next Hurdle For Wind’s LCOE
The near-term U.S. wind power outlook is fairly clear, with a pipeline of more than 14 GW of high-probability projects supported by the...
Leclanche, Younicos Team Up On Energy Storage Project On The Azores
Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanche is teaming up with Younicos, a German-American specialist in renewable energy integration, to provide battery storage for a project...
ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables
The California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) board of governors has recently approved new rules on how grid resources are monitored and managed. By...
Canadian Group Says More Study Is Needed Linking Wind Turbines To Adverse Health Impacts
Although a study by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) identified potential adverse health effects linked to wind turbine noise, it concluded there...
SPP’s Clean Power Plan Assessment Shows Regional Compliance Is Possible By 2030 – But...
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has released a second analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) that indicates...
Shermco Industries Is Looking To Hire Scores Of Electrical Technicians
Shermco Industries is looking for good men and women. Actually, the Irving, Texas-based electrical maintenance services provider intends to hire about 75 technicians...
AWEA: Corporate Wind Trend Continues
As the cost of wind energy has dropped by more than half in just five years, there has been a steady increase in...
BNEF: U.S. Power Sector Emissions Poised To Fall To 1994 Levels
According to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis, this year could set records for the so-called 'de-carbonization' of the U.S. power sector....
BPA-Funded Science Grants Help Fuel Wind Education
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is providing science and energy education grants to nonprofit organizations, schools and others to support the education of...
E.ON Forms E.ON Energy Services
E.ON is jumping into the operations and maintenance space with the formation of E.ON Energy Services. According to the company, its new business...
As California Faces Record Drought Levels, Wind Energy Provides A Vital Service
In 2014, wind energy saved 2.5 billion gallons of water in California by displacing water consumption at the state's fossil-fired power plants, playing...
DONG Energy Takes Over U.S. Offshore Wind Development Project
Denmark-based DONG Energy says it will develop the Massachusetts offshore wind lease area that was recently awarded to RES Americas. On Jan. 29,...
Global Wind Anomalies Impact Pattern Wind Farms
Independent power producer Pattern Energy reports that several of its company-owned wind farms were negatively impacted by global wind anomalies that crimped output...