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Illinois Wind Farm Starts Giving Back to Local Communities
Green River Wind Farm, an operational 194 MW wind energy project located in Lee and Whiteside counties in Illinois has made the first donation...
Boehringer Ingelheim Transitions Missouri Manufacturing Site to Wind
Boehringer Ingelheim, a research-driven pharmaceutical company, has transitioned to wind energy to power its largest U.S. manufacturing site in St. Joseph, Mo., as part...
MGE Seeking PSCW Approval to Purchase Stake in Red Barn Wind Farm
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, says it is seeking approval from...
Southern Power Acquires South Dakota Wind Farm from Invenergy
Southern Power, a wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Co., has acquired its 14th wind project - the 300 MW Deuel Harvest Wind...
U.S. Transmission System Needs Overhaul to Meet Renewable Goals
The current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding the development of low-cost renewable power, according to a review recently released...
VCE: Wind Generation Exceeded Expectations During Winter Storm Uri
During recent Winter Storm Uri, natural gas had the highest outage rate of all of Texas' generation types - in excess of 25,000 MW...
Greelink Nevada Renewable Energy Initiative Receives PUCN Approval
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has approved moving forward on NV Energy's Greenlink Nevada transmission and renewable energy initiative.
NV Energy says Greenlink...
D.C. Adopts New Rules Requiring Renewable PPAs
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) has adopted new rules to require 5% of the District’s standard offer service (SOS)...
California Utility Exceeds RPS Power Delivery Goals
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corp., says it has exceeded California’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) goal requiring energy providers...
Xcel Energy Colorado Unveils Clean Energy Plan
Xcel Energy Colorado has released the scope of its upcoming Clean Energy Plan, which will deliver its customers an estimated 85% reduction in carbon...
Ameren Missouri Updates Smart Energy Plan with Public Service Commission
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., has filed an updated Smart Energy Plan and budget with the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Currently in its...
Iberdrola Plans Floating Wind Farm Off Spanish Coast
Iberdrola, a Spanish multinational electric utility company, says it is planning what will be the first industrial-scale floating offshore wind farm in Spain -...
Consumers Energy Brings 166 MW Crescent Wind Online
Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider, says it has acquired the 166 MW Crescent Wind project, which recently began producing energy for residents and...
RFP Seeks to Expand Appalachian Power’s Renewable Portfolio
Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids...
ALLETE Clean Energy to Repower, Expand Minnesota Wind Projects
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., says it will repower and expand the Northern Wind site - consisting of the...
Xcel Energy Touts Wind Power Milestone
At the end of 2020, Xcel Energy says it became one of the first energy providers in the U.S. to reach 10,000 MW of...
NIPSCO Brings Rosewater, Jordan Creek Wind Projects Online
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO) says its first two Indiana-based wind projects - Rosewater Wind and Jordan Creek Wind - are online...
Amidst COVID, Utility-Scale Wind Continues to Set Generation Records
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, electrical generation by the nation's utility-scale wind and solar plants continues to set new records - it was 35.1% greater...
Wind Energy Tops Coal, Natural Gas in Southwest Power Pool
In 2020, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional transmission organization, became the first grid operator to have wind as its number-one fuel source -...
Algonquin Awards IEA with Shady Oaks Construction Contract
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, has been awarded a $45 million wind...