The recent move by Siemens Gamesa to lay off workers at its wind turbine operations in Hutchinson, Kansas and Iowa was blamed largely on supply chain issues. A review of how supply chain interruptions (see OK Energy Today) affected other renewables shows it clearly has hurt companies, not only in Kansas and Iowa but …
Category: Wind Energy
Layoffs hit renewable energy company in Kansas and Iowa
An estimated 190 workers at Siemens Gamesa operations in Kansas and Iowa are losing their jobs and the company had already hinted that it was being harmed by supply-chain disruptions. Siemens Gamesa builds wind turbines and carries out related services from operations in Hutchinson, Kansas and Fort Madison, Iowa. Earlier in February, the company …
No “energy” in Gov. Stitt’s state of state address
It took Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about 38 minutes to deliver his fourth state of the state address on Monday to the Oklahoma legislature….and there was no mention of Oklahoma’s energy industry. Not one word about oil and gas, wind, solar power and their contributions to the state’s healthy economy. While he spoke of …
Oklahoma ranked 9th in sending electricity to other states in 2020
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released figures this week that Pennsylvania sent more electricity to neighboring states in 2020 while Oklahoma was ranked ninth highest. While nearly 78 million megawatthours of electricity generated in Pennsylvania was delivered to neighboring states during the year, Oklahoma appeared to have distributed about 16 million megawatthours to its neighboring …
Kansas wind farms source of legislative debate
Efforts by a Kansas legislator to curb wind farm growth are drawing criticism from proponents who contend it will only hurt the state. It also shows the divisions that exist between those who want wind powered electricity and those who aren’t so eager to have it. Another example perhaps of “not in my backyard.” …
Kansas legislature hearing bills that would ban solar and wind farms in half of the state
The Kansas legislature is considering three bills that would ban wind and solar farms in more than half of the counties in Kansas if they were to become law. The Kansas Reflector reports one of the bills would ban all such renewable energy farms on land not zoned for industrial use. Click here for …
Headlines of other energy stories
** The Alaska Supreme Court narrowly decided Friday to dismiss a challenge to the state’s fossil fuel policy brought by Alaska youths. The split 3-2 decision came in a case brought by 16 youths, including Alaska Natives, against the state of Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several state departments. ** A new report finds building two offshore wind …
Renewables urge Dems to quickly pass BBB
At least 6 renewable energy companies that have or had projects in Oklahoma were among the more than 260 firms making the economic case for Congress to pass the stalled Build Back Better Act. The 260 sent a letter this week to Democratic leaders, arguing that each month of delay results in a nearly …
ALLETE launches latest Oklahoma wind project
Another western Oklahoma wind project has gone operational, providing electricity to major corporate firms. ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. , announced Tuesday the start of commercial operations at its Caddo Wind site in southern Oklahoma. The output from the 303-megawatt Caddo site is contracted to provide renewable energy to …
Grain Belt Transmission line process works eastward
The company behind a proposed wind powered electrical transmission line stretching from southwest Kansas to the East Coast has started the regulatory effort in Illinois. Invenergy transmission, LLC has gone before the Illinois Commerce Commission for the proposed Grain Belt Expressway transmission line reported WLDS Radio in Illinois. Click here for WLDS …