BY TIM CARPENTER Topeka Capital-Journal Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday one of the most important bills before Congress was a measure requiring states to draw a portion of their electrical power from renewable sources of energy. If adopted, the governor said, states with vast untapped renewable assets, such as Kansas’ wind resource, could be developedContinue reading “Kansas Governor Parkinson Calls for a Federal RES”
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Alternative Energy Institute to Host Windy Land Owners Seminar
Windy Land Owners Seminar CONTACT: Kenneth Starcher, 806-651-2296, kstarcher@wtamu.edu Canyon, Texas – Wind energy and its many possibilities will be the topic of a Windy Land Owners Seminar Saturday, Oct. 17 at West Texas A&M University. The Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) at WTAMU will host the half-day seminar in Room 101 of the Agriculture and NaturalContinue reading “Alternative Energy Institute to Host Windy Land Owners Seminar”
Arkansas, Wind Industry Officials Say Stable Fed Policy Key to Growth
By Rob Moritz , Arkansas News Bureau Little Rock, Arkansas – Governor Mike Beebe pledged state support today to keep wind power manufacturers planted in Arkansas, but officials said a more stable federal policy would really help their industry take flight. Speaking at a meeting of the American Wind Energy Association, Beebe said the state isContinue reading “Arkansas, Wind Industry Officials Say Stable Fed Policy Key to Growth”
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”
Colorado’s PUC Looks to Add Wind Projects to Meet Renewable Energy Requirements
From The Berthoud Recorder Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Thursday, July 16, on how much control it should exert over energy planning for the second-largest supplier of power in Colorado. Tri-State Generation and Transmission has operated primarily without PUC oversight, and Tri-State recently announced plans to pursue new wind and solar energy projectsContinue reading “Colorado’s PUC Looks to Add Wind Projects to Meet Renewable Energy Requirements”
Texas Port Attracts Another Wind Turbine Company
Corpus Christi Caller-Times By Fanny S. Chirinos CORPUS CHRISTI – Spanish-based Gamesa Corp. will be the seventh wind turbine manufacturer to ship its products to the U.S. via the Port of Corpus Christi. The first vessel is expected mid-August. About 100 wind towers, or 400 sections, will arrive here on about four ships. The components will be shippedContinue reading “Texas Port Attracts Another Wind Turbine Company”
KCC Approves New Transmission Line
ITC Great Plains to build new line between Spearville and Hays Topeka, Kansas – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) today approved ITC Great Plains’ (ITC) application for a permit to construct a 345 kV transmission line extending 89 miles between Spearville and Hays (order attached). “After careful review and consideration of the evidentiary record, public comments,Continue reading “KCC Approves New Transmission Line”
AEP Issues for 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Resources
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of up to 1,100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources. Proposals must include commercially proven renewable energy technologies such as wind, certified low-impact hydro, commercial-scale solar, geothermal, biologically derived methane gas and certain biomass and biofuels energy projects. The generationContinue reading “AEP Issues for 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Resources”
Dallas Morning News: Texas takes high rankings in Pew clean energy study
By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News (esouder@dallasnews.com) Texas had more clean energy jobs than every other state except California and garnered more clean energy venture capital investment than most in 2007, according to a study by Pew Charitable Trusts. The study, released Wednesday, shows that 55,646 people were employed in the clean energyContinue reading “Dallas Morning News: Texas takes high rankings in Pew clean energy study”
New Mexico, Land of Windchantment
by Robert Foster, NMSU New Mexico, nicknamed the Land of Enchantment, is rapidly becoming the “Land of Windchantment.” There is a veritable wind land rush taking place in the state, with a plethora of wind developers signing wind power leases with ranchers across the eastern plains. New Mexico is ranked 12th nationally in terms ofContinue reading “New Mexico, Land of Windchantment”