By Greg Alvarez – AWEABlog Somewhat lost amid the tax reform debate, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continues to debate a new rule proposed by the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE’s resiliency proposal would act as a subsidy for coal and nuclear plants while throwing competitive energy markets into disarray. There has been noContinue reading “Quote Round-Up: What People are Saying About DOE’s “Grid Resiliency” Proposal”
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Amazon Launches Biggest Wind Farm Yet
Company’s Renewable Energy Projects Will Together Generate Enough Clean Energy to Power More Than 330,000 Homes Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that its largest wind farm yet—Amazon Wind Farm Texas—is now up and running, adding more than 1,000,000 MWh of clean energy to the grid each year. Amazon has launched 18 wind and solar projectsContinue reading “Amazon Launches Biggest Wind Farm Yet”
Anheuser-Busch and Enel Green Power Announce Renewable Energy Partnership
Enel Green Power and Anheuser-Busch signed a power purchase agreement for the energy produced by a portion of the Thunder Ranch wind farm Thanks to the agreement with EGP, Anheuser-Busch will purchase as much renewable electricity as is used to brew more than 20 billion 12 oz. servings of beer each year. The renewable energyContinue reading “Anheuser-Busch and Enel Green Power Announce Renewable Energy Partnership”
U.S. Wind Power Donates $1 million to Hurricane Harvey Relief
From AWEA:Companies in the American wind energy industry today announced they will donate $1 million to Hurricane Harvey repair and rebuilding as keystone partners of Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Hammers Back initiative. Participating companies as of this release include Apex Clean Energy, Blattner Energy, Duke Energy, EDF Renewable Energy, EDP Renewables, Enel Green Power NorthContinue reading “U.S. Wind Power Donates $1 million to Hurricane Harvey Relief”
Wind Coalition Responds to Yet Another Misleading OIPA Op-Ed
More misleading op-eds from OIPA in Oklahoma. Using wind as a diversion to avoid scrutiny of oil and gas tax credits has become OIPA’s primary strategy. The Wind Coalition supports all energy producers and, in fact, Wind Coalition members are some of Oklahoma’s largest natural gas purchasers. But, The Wind Coalition will not sit idlyContinue reading “Wind Coalition Responds to Yet Another Misleading OIPA Op-Ed”
Explore Every US Wind Farm and Factory on AWEA’s Interactive map
From AWEABlog by Hannah Hunt, American Wind Energy Association Our first-ever American Wind Week is in full swing, delivering exciting updates on the falling costs of wind, progress in the offshore wind market, and overwhelming public support for wind across the country. But we’re not stopping there. Today we’ve released a new interactive map thatContinue reading “Explore Every US Wind Farm and Factory on AWEA’s Interactive map”
Target Signs Power Purchase Agreement for Kansas Wind Energy
Leading American retailer Target Corporation has entered into a wind power partnership with Infinity Renewables (“Infinity”), buying 100 megawatts of the energy produced byInfinity’s 474 megawatt Solomon Forks Wind Project to offset 100% of the energy used at 150 Target stores throughout the region. The Solomon Forks Wind Project is located across 50,000 acres ofContinue reading “Target Signs Power Purchase Agreement for Kansas Wind Energy”
EDF Renewable Energy Recognizes American Wind Week alongside Kansas State Legislators
Wind energy is America’s largest source of renewable energy capacity supporting over 100,000 U.S. jobs across all 50 states. Modern wind turbines were invented in the U.S. and American wind projects are among the most productive in the world. This week is the first American Wind Week, when businesses, schools, government and communities across the countryContinue reading “EDF Renewable Energy Recognizes American Wind Week alongside Kansas State Legislators”
Apex Clean Energy Celebrates Delivery of Wind and Solar Power to Fort Hood
Represents largest-ever renewable energy procurement for U.S. military Killeen, Texas – Apex Clean Energy (Apex) today celebrated the final delivery of the largest renewable energy project serving the U.S. Army at Fort Hood. Drawing wind power from the 50.4 MW Cotton Plains Wind project in Floyd County, Texas, and solar power from the on-base 15.4Continue reading “Apex Clean Energy Celebrates Delivery of Wind and Solar Power to Fort Hood”
Fact Check: Wind Power Is a Cost Effect Way to Reduce Emissions
By Michael Goggin (American Wind Energy Association) Originally published on Into the Wind, the AWEA Blog A working paper by Charles Frank has generated attention among fossil fuel industry-funded anti-wind groups, although a more thorough examination shows the paper is plagued by inaccurate data inputs and assumptions that greatly skew the results against windContinue reading “Fact Check: Wind Power Is a Cost Effect Way to Reduce Emissions”