Earlier today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 931 by Senator Troy Fraser. The bill would end the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and would end the Texas Public Utility Commission’s discretionary authority under the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) program. A link to the bill is available here. Jeff Clark, Executive Director of The WindContinue reading “TEXAS: Wind Coalition Statement on Senate Passage of Texas Senate Bill 931”
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Duke Energy to Build Los Vientos V Wind Power Project in Texas
From Duke Energy: http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2014090301.asp Charlotte, North Carolina – Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it will build, own and operate a 110-megawatt (MW) wind power project, Los Vientos V, in Starr County, Texas. Garland Power & Light, Greenville Electric Utility System and Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) have signed 25-yearContinue reading “Duke Energy to Build Los Vientos V Wind Power Project in Texas”
Poll: Majority Of Americans Want Their Utilities To Use More Renewables
From North American Windpower Magazine: Eighty-one percent of U.S. utility customers expect their utility provider to use higher levels of renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal biogas in the future to meet their energy needs, according to a new report from GE’s Digital Energy business. That is just one of many findingsContinue reading “Poll: Majority Of Americans Want Their Utilities To Use More Renewables”
Louisiana OKs Electric Contract with Kansas Wind Farm
The first utility power purchase in the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s experiment with renewable energy is going to lower costs for customers, according to Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell. Meeting Wednesday in Winnfield, the PSC approved a 20-year contract by Southwestern Electric Power Co. of Shreveport with a Kansas wind farm for 31 megawatts ofContinue reading “Louisiana OKs Electric Contract with Kansas Wind Farm”
WSJ: Blown Away: Wind Power Makes Electricty Cheaper in Texas
From The Wall Street Journal by Keith Johnson Is the rapid growth of wind power in Texas actually making electricity cheaper? At home on the range Yes, says Bernstein Research in a recent report, “Will Wind Power Blow Texas Generators Away?,” a follow-up to their own prior effort. The idea is that wind power isContinue reading “WSJ: Blown Away: Wind Power Makes Electricty Cheaper in Texas”