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Federal Offshore Wind Auction Making History
UPDATE, 12:42 p.m. EST: The auction has officially closed, and BOEM will be announcing the provisional winners during a 1:00 press call.
Two years ago,...
Colorado Launches Clean Energy Fund Modeled After Green Banks
Colorado has launched its own version of a green bank, the nonprofit Colorado Clean Energy Fund.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Colorado Energy Office and the...
Texas’ Rio Bravo Wind Farm Changes Hands
Sammons Renewable Energy (SRE) has announced its acquisition of the 238 MW Rio Bravo wind project from Longroad Energy Holdings LLC.
Located in Starr County,...
Vineyard Wind Endorses Fishery Transit Lanes
Vineyard Wind has formally endorsed a transit corridor plan for fishing vessels in federal waters off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
According to...
New Coalition Pushes For 100% Clean Energy In Chicago
On Tuesday, the Ready For 100 Chicago Collective announced its formation as a new community coalition working to move Chicago to a 100% clean,...
E.ON Celebrates Milestone For Self-Lifting Crane Deployments
E.ON Energy Services (EES) has reached a milestone of 100 deployments of its self-lifting crane. The deployment was for a maintenance job at the Loraine...
Shell Energy Signs PPA For Repowered Palm Springs Wind Farm
Shell Energy North America (US) LP and Coachella Hills Wind LLC recently signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure up to 100...
Westar Seals Wind Deal With Another Kansas University
The University of Kansas (KU) has signed an agreement with Westar Energy to ensure that nearly 100% of its future electricity needs will be...
Distributed Energy And Grid Management: A High-Tech Opportunity
The Wake-up Call
On Aug. 14, 2003, just after 4:10 p.m., large parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S. and parts of Canada suffered one...
MidAmerican’s Wind XII Gets Green Light From Iowa Utilities Board
The Iowa Utilities Board has issued an order approving MidAmerican Energy Co.’s proposed Wind XII project.
Through Wind XII, MidAmerican plans to build up to...
NextEra, DoD Get More Time To Resolve Oklahoma Wind Dispute
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has announced the Department of Defense (DoD) and NextEra Energy have, once again, extended the deadline to reach a...
Xcel, ALLETE Extend Minnesota Wind PPAs
ALLETE Clean Energy and Xcel Energy have signed five-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for ALLETE's existing Viking wind facilities in southern Minnesota.
Comprising eight GE...
Fengate, Longroad Developing Weaver Wind In Maine
Fengate Asset Management and Longroad Energy Partners LLC (LEP) have announced a co-development and financing partnership to develop and construct the 72.6 MW Weaver...
Introducing The Wind Wildlife Research Fund
Over two dozen companies in the U.S. wind industry have signed up to back a new fund facilitating research to speed development and deployment...
NYS Laborers Event Underscores Wind Industry Opportunities
Last week, the New York State Laborers’ Organizing Fund (NYSLOF) held its first wind energy summit, entitled Building Wind Power in New York.
The summit...
Vineyard Wind Enters Next Stage Of Federal Permitting Process
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to issue a notice of availability (NOA) for the draft environmental...
New Jersey Talks Offshore Wind: A ‘Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity’
On Thursday, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) convened business stakeholders to advance the state’s offshore wind strategy with an in-state supply...
Hawaiian Electric Plans Purchase Agreement For Palehua Wind Farm
Hawaiian Electric Co. is further advancing Hawaii's clean energy goals with a new wind power purchase agreement with EE Ewa LLC.
Through a new agreement...
Air Liquide Signs Up For Texas Wind Power
France-based industrial gas company Air Liquide has announced an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources LLC to purchase 50 MW of power from a wind...
U.S. Electrical Generation By Wind Sees Modest Boost Over Last Year
Renewable energy sources – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower – accounted for nearly 18.0% of net domestic electrical generation during the first three...