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 …
Category: Wind Energy
Largest wind power project in US pushed by Buffett’s firm
Berkshire Hathaway is pushing a nearly $4 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, one that would create the single largest wind project ever built in the United States. It doesn’t mean it will happen, but the project proposed by billionaire Warren Buffett’s investment firm would include 5 GW of wind power and some 50 …
Wind farm operator to release 4Q earnings
Minnesota-based ALLETE Inc., the renewable energy company with wind farm operations in southern Oklahoma plans to release its quarterly financial results next month. The company announced its release of 2021 results will be made before the stock markets open on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Following the release, ALLETE Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer …
Panhandle wind farm gets all clear
More than six months after an Oklahoma Panhandle wind farm was discovered to be in shambles, presenting a dangerous situation for nearby residents, an all clear has been given and the farm is considered safe once again. The farm OK Energy Today first told you about last year is no longer a threat to …
Xcel Energy South Dakota wind farm begins powering over 150,000 homes
Xcel Energy’s latest wind project went online this week in the state of South Dakota and is already offering electrical power to more than 150,000 homes in the Upper Midwest. Located in eastern South Dakota, the Dakota Range I and II Wind farm covers 44,000 acres in a region about 20 miles north of …
Wind turbine setbacks adopted by regulators in Hutchinson, Kansas
It took nearly a year and a half of debate before county regulators in Hutchinson, Kansas adopted new regulations on the development of commercial wind turbines in Reno County. The Hutchinson News reports the new regulations include a 2,000 foot setback for wind turbines from homes. Click here for Hutchinson News.
Large wind project approaching completion in Oklahoma
No official date has been announced but sometime early this year, the nation’s largest wind project in 2022 is expected to come on line in Oklahoma. The 999 Megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center is expected to begin commercial operations sometime in April. Invenergy announced funding for the large operation back in March of 2021. …
New Mexico wind complex comes online
Another major wind project has become operational in central New Mexico. Pattern Energy Group LP announced its Western Spirit Wind complex of four wind parks in the state is completed, making it the largest single-phase renewable energy project in the U.S. reported Renewables Now. Click here for Renewables Now.
Iowa Loses Almost 700 Wind Blade Manufacturing Jobs Due to Plant Closure
Unemployment claims will be on the rise in Iowa soon as Jasper County’s largest employer will be down to nearly 50 employees. TPI Composites, a wind blade manufacturer based in Arizona, is in the process of winding down its turbine manufacturing operations in Newton, Iowa. In an announcement made in October, the company indicated that …
The United States installed more wind turbine capacity in 2020 than in any other year
In both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. At the same time, Oklahoma is still ranked third for wind farm growth but its percentage of electricity production from wind is outranked by two other states. According to data recently published by …