Oil and gas giant Shell plans to buy renewable power from a New Mexico windfarm. The SunZia windfarm built by Pattern Energy is located in Lincoln, Torrance and San Miguel counties. The purchase by the British multinational oil major is a continuation of its expansion of the acquisition of solar and wind power reported the …
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** At least three Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration’s tax credit guidance for domestic manufacturing incentives, with some saying it could give leeway for Chinese solar parts. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) released statements in recent days criticizing the guidance that was released on Friday. ** The U.S. …
Apex Clean Energy to develop energy storage sites in Texas
Apex Clean Energy, the company known in Oklahoma for its wind farm developments over the past several years, now plans to build two battery storage systems in Texas. The projects will add nearly 200 MG of energy to the state’s ERCOT grid by using the Centipede Platform and StackOS battery management system provided by …
2-mile wind tower setback proposed in one Iowa County
A county in Iowa has proposed wind turbine setbacks of up to two miles from the nearest residences. It’s in Woodbury County where the board of supervisors is considering revising the setback requirement, increasing it from the current 600 feet to 2 miles. As KCAU reported, some residents think 2 miles is still not …
Texas ranchers sue ERCOT over Chinese billionaire’s ties to wind farm
Two West Texas ranches are suing ERCOT over a wind farm project that had connections to a billionaire in communist China. Texas attorney Dallas J. Barrington filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ward-Walker Seven Oaks Ranch and Cole Ranch against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), GH America Investments Group (GHA), GH America Energy, and Greenalia Wind Power …
Studies show wind farms raise temperatures
While green energy advocates push for an expansion of wind and solar farm projects, it appears they are caught in the old Catch 22 of renewable energy. Studies over the past several years have shown that the existence of wind farms actually does more to increase temperatures, adding to global warming. With the development …
Latest edition of Mitchell Talks Energy
Just what are Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discussing this week on Mitchell Talks Energy? Sometimes, their talk meanders into related fields of discussion as you’ll learn in this edition.
Solar panels are “eye sores” to Colorado residents
Opposition to renewable energy projects sometimes isn’t so much about their dependency on the wind and sun, but their destruction of views. That’s right—some opponents feel the massive wind farms are unsightly. Now it’s the same argument being made by northwest Colorado residents to a proposed solar farm near the town of Meeker. They …
PSO wins Corporation Commission approval of $2.46 billion renewable energy project
With a 2-0 vote, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners on Thursday signed off on the $2.46 billion renewable energy project for Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The project includes PSO’s acquisition of three solar farms and three wind farms located in southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Commissioner Bob Anthony was absent from the meeting where …
PSO’s $2.4 billion renewable energy project to be voted on by Corporation Commissioners
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Thursday to consider a settlement agreement reached over the $2.46 billion renewable energy project proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The joint stipulation and settlement agreement was announced last week by Attorney General Gentner Drummond who finally signed onto the settlement for the need of the project. “With …
