October was a record breaking month for wind energy output. by Michael Goggin. Originally published at AweaBlog.org Grid operators in Texas (ERCOT) and the Midwest (MISO) spent the past week neck and neck in a race for record wind output, leading to a near photo finish. Texas jumped into first place on October 22, eclipsingContinue reading “Vying for the Title: States Across the U.S. Set Wind Output Records”
Category Archives: Missouri
Southwest Power Pool Study Misses Low-Cost Options for Meeting Clean Power Plan
by Michael Goggin Originally Published: https://www.aweablog.org/southwest-power-pool-study-misses-low-cost-options-for-meeting-clean-power-plan/ The Southwest Power Pool released a study today examining the impacts of complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Unfortunately, the study’s results are not realistic as the study arbitrarily limited the region’s options for complying with the Clean Power Plan. If the region had been allowed to fully utilizeContinue reading “Southwest Power Pool Study Misses Low-Cost Options for Meeting Clean Power Plan”
How Loud is a Wind Turbine?
From GEReports.com. Because wind turbines are such a great source of clean, renewable energy, they’re usually greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm. But some complaints have been made that they can cause too much noise for residents living within a mile of the blades. So just how noisy are these turbines? The closest thatContinue reading “How Loud is a Wind Turbine?”
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”
Got Water? Wind Energy is Dry Energy
With our states jn the grip of a crippling drought, it’s time to think seriously about the incredible amount of water used to generate our electricity. Click our graphic to learn more about how wind energy can save water for other life-sustaining uses.
Wind Energy Helps Ward Off Power Outages
by Michael Goggin, AWEA https://www.aweablog.org/blog/post/wind-energy-helps-ward-off-power-outages Over the last 48 hours, wind energy played a critical role in keeping homeowners warm as grid operators across the Eastern and Central U.S. worked overtime to keep up with record-breaking winter demand. Most importantly, wind energy provided massive quantities of extremely valuable electricity when grid operators needed it mostContinue reading “Wind Energy Helps Ward Off Power Outages”
NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation
Read a Copy of the Report Here: NRDC: American Wind Farms: Breaking Down the Benefits from Planning to Production From the Report’s Introduction: Stand underneath a wind turbine and it’s easy to be awestruck. Above you is a structure as tall as a 30-story building, with turbines as large as a football field and blades rotating atContinue reading “NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation”
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”