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Gramlich Departs AWEA, Launches New Power Grid Firm
Rob Gramlich, senior vice president of government and public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), is leaving the association to start a...
AWEA Calls For Veto Override Of Maryland Clean Energy Bill
The sponsors of Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act, vetoed last year by Gov. Larry Hogan, joined other state lawmakers and renewable energy stakeholders yesterday...
The Ins And Outs Of The Corporate Surge Toward Buying Wind
Over the last several years, Fortune 500 companies have increasingly been signing up to power their businesses with renewable energy, according to new research from the American Wind Energy Association.
New York Offshore Wind Auction Ends With Mammoth Bid
An auction for the rights to develop a wind farm in federal waters off Long Island, N.Y., shattered records on Friday. After 33 rounds...
Feds Release Long-Anticipated Final Rule For Eagle Take Permits
The American Bird Conservancy says it remains concerned about the lack of incentives for wind energy companies to comply with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's voluntary guidelines on eagle take.
Law Office Hires Former AWEA Senior Director John M. Anderson
National law firm Nossaman LLP has hired John M. Anderson as a senior policy advisor to its Environment and Land Use Practice Group in the...
Two U.S. Grid Operators Set Wind Generation Records
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has broken a new wind power generation record: On Nov. 17, the grid operator achieved an instantaneous...
‘Wind Champion’ Senator Named National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is congratulating Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on his election as the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial...
AWEA Brings Industry Stakeholders Together To Talk Offshore Wind
Yesterday, more than 600 developers, supply-chain companies, investors, policymakers and clean energy advocates filled the halls of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Offshore...
The Massive Market For Electricity In East Africa
The American Wind Energy Association's Gramlich spent six weeks in East Africa to study the region's burgeoning electricity market. What role can wind energy play?
Governors To Obama: Steps We Need To Take To Grow U.S. Wind
In a letter to President Barack Obama, a bipartisan group of 20 governors has taken action to expedite the siting of new wind farms,...
Exclusive: Sen. Grassley Sets The Record Straight On Trump And Wind
Regardless of the presidential outcome, the U.S. senator - the father of the production tax credit - intends to put up a fight against anyone who tries to hurt the U.S. wind industry.
The More U.S. Wind Grows, The More Support It Gains: AWEA
As the 2016 election enters its final stretch, new findings from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) are showing that the rapid rise of...
AWEA Q2 Report Finds Wind Investment Growing, Industry ‘Thriving’
Having emerged from several years of policy uncertainty, wind energy is now on track to grow from supplying around 5% of U.S. electricity today to 20% by 2030, says AWEA.
AWEA Cites Benefits Of Expanding CAISO To A Regional Market
The drumbeat is growing louder from those who contend that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) should be expanded into a regional market.
According to...
Washington, D.C., Moves Toward 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard
The District of Columbia City Council has voted to increase the city’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 20% by 2020 to 50% by 2032.
Specifically,...
Montana’s New Energy Plan Focuses On Wind Power Potential
Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mont., has announced a new blueprint for Montana’s energy future. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), which is praising...
R.I. Legislature Passes Bill To Boost Renewable Energy Target
The Rhode Island legislature has passed a bill to advance the state’s renewable energy target from 14.5% by 2019 to 40% by 2035 -...
AWEA Fact-Checks Donald Trump’s Recent Wind Energy Comments
The American Wind Energy Association has responded to Donald Trump's recent remarks on wind, including claims about cost and danger to birds.
DNV GL’s Crivella Named Women Of Wind Energy’s 2016 Rising Star
DNV GL's Ellen Crivella was honored with the 2016 Rising Star Award at the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) luncheon at this week’s WINDPOWER...