Wind turbine factory to open in Newton, Kansas A Colorado company that has developed a smaller wind energy turbine will build its first manufacturing plant in south-central Kansas. Executives of the company, New Millennium Wind Energy, joined Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and other officials in Newton last week to announce the development. The plant willContinue reading “More Wind Jobs for Kansas”
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The Republic: Brownback strikes deal with wind farm industry to expand Flint Hills protection area
Wichita, Kansas — More than twice as many acres of the nationally significant Flint Hills will be protected from wind farms under a deal Gov. Sam Brownback has reached with the state’s wind energy industry. The newly expanded protected area encompasses 10,895 square miles of tallgrass prairie, up from the previous 4,673 square miles, andContinue reading “The Republic: Brownback strikes deal with wind farm industry to expand Flint Hills protection area”
10,000 Wind Energy Jobs Created (May 2010 Perryman Report)
Texas Study Finds Substantial Economic Benefits and Consumer Savings from Wind Power and CREZ Transmission Plan WACO, Texas (May 20, 2010) – The typical Texas residential consumer is expected to potentially save $160 to $355 annually in electricity bills, once new transmission lines are completed to deliver wind power throughout the state, according to aContinue reading “10,000 Wind Energy Jobs Created (May 2010 Perryman Report)”
Texas Wind Power Grows Along the Gulf Coast
From The Texas Tribunes By Kate Galbraith SARITA — On the 400,000-acre Kenedy Ranch along the southern Gulf Coast, the wind coming off the water nearly flattops the clusters of oak trees. Towering above the trees, above the long grasses, sand dunes, grazing cattle and the occasional antelope, are scores of wind turbines, each aboutContinue reading “Texas Wind Power Grows Along the Gulf Coast”
Statement by Wind Coalition on the Recent Texas Power Outages
The following statement was issued by Paul Sadler, executive director of The Wind Coalition, on the recent power outages: “It has been reported that approximately 50 fossil fuel generating units tripped offline, reducing expected output of approximately 7,000 MW on the electric grid, triggering rolling blackouts. We know these companies and individuals are working tirelesslyContinue reading “Statement by Wind Coalition on the Recent Texas Power Outages”
Why Texas Is Using More Coal, Wind and Less Gas
From The Texas Tribunes By Kate Galbraith When Texans turn on their lights, run their air conditioning or plug in their iPads, they are getting an increasing amount of power from the wind — and from coal plants. Figures released earlier this month show that last year, nearly 8 percent of the power on theContinue reading “Why Texas Is Using More Coal, Wind and Less Gas”
Wind Energy Gets Another Boost
From the Kansas City Star MidAmerican Energy Co. and Siemens have reached a deal for the construction of 258 wind turbines in western and central Iowa, the companies announced Tuesday. The turbines will generate more than 593 megawatts of energy, or enough to power 190,000 homes, the companies said. They’ll be installed in Iowa’s Cass,Continue reading “Wind Energy Gets Another Boost”
Wind Export Law Can Cope With Economy, Observers Say
From The Lincoln Journal Star By Art Hovey Invenergy, the first wind-power company to take advantage of Nebraska’s new wind export law, has been running into some economic headwinds recently in Virginia and other states. In some cases, state regulators wrestling with recessionary concerns have been unwilling to give the go-ahead to proposals to sellContinue reading “Wind Export Law Can Cope With Economy, Observers Say”
Wind Energy Projects Accelerating
From The World Herald Bureau By Leslie Reed Lincoln, Nebraska – Two new wind farms are beginning commercial operation in Nebraska in the waning days of the year. Meanwhile, a Chicago-based company has won initial approval from state authorities to proceed with its plans to build a 200-megawatt farm between Elgin and Petersburg. It would beContinue reading “Wind Energy Projects Accelerating”
Economic Gains in Missouri: Danish Company to Set Up Shop in Moberly
Columbia Daily Tribune By Jodie Jackson Jr. Moberly’s economy got a double-dose of good news yesterday, just five months after the “Magic City” landed a multinational artificial sweetener manufacturer that is expected to eventually employ 600 people. The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced yesterday that Vest-Fiber, a company headquartered in Denmark, will create 50Continue reading “Economic Gains in Missouri: Danish Company to Set Up Shop in Moberly”