Applied Energy Services started the ball rolling for what will be the largest solar farm in Missouri. The company wants to locate the 1,400 acre project near Troy Mills in Adair County reported KTVO news. Click here for KTVO news.
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Energy news in brief
** Xcel Energy Inc. (reported 2021 second quarter GAAP and ongoing earnings of $311 million, or $0.58 per share, compared with $287 million, or $0.54 per share in the same period in 2020. ** The ALLETE, Inc. board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 63 cents per share of common stock. On an annual basis, the …
Poultry farmer’s use of solar polar attracts regional attention
An Arkansas family’s use of solar power in its poultry operation attracts attention and leads to its being named the county farm family of the year. Stephen Boyd’s use of solar power for his farm also caught the attention of Oklahoma State University according to the Cleveland County Herald. Click here for Cleveland County Herald story.
Largest solar farm in Kansas to be built near Kansas City
Plans are underway by NextEra Energy to build a 2,000 acre solar farm near the Kansas town of Gardner at the southwest edge of Kansas City. The Shawnee Mission Post reports the 320 Megawatt West Gardner Solar Project will be the largest such solar farm in Kansas and could be online by 2023. Click …
Energy news in brief
** Lime Rock Resources, acquirers and operators of producing oil and gas properties in the United States, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to buy oil and gas properties in the Delaware Basin of Texas for $508.3 million from a private seller. The transaction is expected to close on September 30. ** The …
New Mexico’s largest utility warns of 2022 brownouts over shutdown of coal powered plant
As executives of Public Service Company of New Mexico went before state regulators this week, they warned of electric power brownouts in 2022 because of the planned shutdown of the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station. PNM, the largest utility in New Mexico faces the potential brownouts because it cannot replace the San Juan with …
Energy news in brief
** In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years. He’s then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that to forcefully reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nudge 40% of U.S. drivers into electric vehicles by decade’s end. ** A lawsuit led by …
New Mexico solar projects running late to fill summer 2022 energy demand
New Mexico’s largest utility now says planned solar power projects won’t be on line to replace electrical power when it closes the San Juan Generating station near Farmington. Public Service Company of New Mexico says the companies it contracted to supply solar energy are running behind schedule reported the Santa Fe New Mexican. Click …
Solar power company wants headquarters near OKC’s Bricktown
The Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority is being asked to approve the site for the new headquarters of a solar energy firm that wants to locate near the city’s Bricktown Entertainment District. The request was made by OKC Zero Campus, a group that is led by the founders of EightTwenty reported the Oklahoman over …
Energy news in brief
** Over 100 House Democrats are insisting infrastructure legislation includes enough money to remove all lead pipes in the country. ** The Energy Department plans to push state and local governments to adopt energy efficiency building codes that could dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced. ** Solar manufacturers are pressing Biden in a new letter to support inclusion …