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Idaho PUC Denies Wind Energy Developers’ Requests To Reconsider PPAs

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) has declined to modify its June 2011 order that denied power purchase agreements (PPAs) between three Murphy...

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Steps Down, Leaving Province’s Wind Energy Future Uncertain

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty - one of the chief architects of the province's Green Energy Act (GEA), which established a feed-in tariff for...

CanWEA: Ontario Wind Energy ‘Can Never Assume Community Support’

Ontario's wind energy capacity has grown dramatically over the past five years. Despite this success, the province's wind power market has been plagued...

Scottish Government Rolls Out Major Renewable Energy Investment Fund

The Scottish government has launched a multimillion-pound renewable energy investment fund (REIF) that aims to stimulate greater levels of private finance in clean...

New Rule Could Lead To More Wind Energy Curtailment In Midwest

New market rules that take effect next week in Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) footprint figure to significantly impact new wind farms being placed...

Connecticut Considering An Increase To Its Renewable Portfolio Standard

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., has unveiled a draft comprehensive energy strategy for Connecticut that is intended to create jobs, lower energy costs...

Wednesday’s Presidential Debate: What Happened To Wind Energy?

For the wind energy industry, the site of the first presidential debate could not have been more promising: Colorado, a leader in wind...

New California Law Increases U.S. Military’s Involvement In Clean Energy

California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed a bill designed to strengthen the clean energy partnership between California and the U.S. military....

Senator Rips Congressional Colleagues For Adjourning Without Extending Wind Energy PTC

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is slamming Congress for adjourning without extending the wind energy production tax credit (PTC). 'It is extremely disappointing for...

Chambers Of Commerce Urge Congress To Extend The Wind Energy PTC

Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy - a clean energy network and information hub for local chambers of commerce - has joined the...

New York Procurement Delay Frustrates Wind Energy Developers

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) - the agency that administers the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) for the...

House Defeats Renewable Electricity Standard Measure

The U.S. House of Representatives convened Friday morning to consider amendments to the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, legislation...

House Passes Bill That Would Prohibit EPA From Regulating Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed HR.3409 - the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act - a GOP-led effort...

House Rules Committee Throws Out Wind Energy PTC Proposals

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would strip the federal government's authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions...

Fortune 500 Companies Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy PTC

A group of 19 well-known companies, including major consumer brands and several Fortune 500 firms, is joining the effort to push for an...

House Kills Amendment Supporting Wind Energy PTC Extension

While many members of the U.S. House of Representatives are doing everything in their power to prevent the further development of clean energy,...

Large Iowa Contingent Asks Congressional Delegation For PTC’s Immediate Renewal

An Iowa group comprising 65 companies and organizations are calling on their congressional delegation to lead the renewal of the federal production tax...

Add One More Senator To The List: Vermont’s Leahy Calls For PTC Extension

Following in the footsteps of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., recently called on Congress to extend the expiring wind energy...

Coalition To Congress: ‘We Urge You To Let The Wasteful Wind PTC Expire’

A coalition of 64 groups has written to Congress, expressing strong opposition to the wind energy production tax credit (PTC). In the letter,...

Obama Touts Clean Energy At Democratic National Convention

Speaking at the Democratic National Convention to officially accept his nomination for re-election, President Barack Obama voiced his support for an 'all of...

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