A Caddo County lawsuit alleging a wind farm developer didn’t adequately notify residents and public officials about turbine locations was moved to federal court in Oklahoma City this week, according to a report by The Oklahoman. Scenic Prairie Preservation Association originally filed suit against NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The association said NextEra Energy didn’t properly …
Category: Wind Energy
Oklahoma Ranks Third Nationally in Wind Power
Oklahoma now ranks third nationally in terms of electricity produced by wind power, according to the latest report from the American Wind Energy Association. Oklahoma moved past California to become the third-ranked state in the nation with more than 6,600 MW of installed capacity. Texas is number one followed by Iowa. California is now ranked 4th …
Wind Coalition Says Governor’s Wind Taxes are “Misguided”
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin didn’t score any points with the wind industry after delivering her State of the State address on Monday in which she proposed new taxes on wind farms and wind-generated electricity. Jeff Clark, the President of the Wind Coalition responded by saying the governor’s proposal misses the mark. “It is a misguided …
Another Wind Farm Becomes Operational in Oklahoma
EDF Renewable Energy’s Great Western Wind Project located in northwest Oklahoma went into operation in the past few weeks. The project will provide Google under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with EDF, a firm headquartered in San Diego, California. Commercial operations started Dec. 21 and involve 93 separate wind turbines. They are capable of generating …
Texas is Getting Another Wind Farm
Texas is getting another major wind farm, this time in the far southern reaches of the state in Willacy County. Construction on Bruenning’s Breeze Wind Farm is underway by E.ON. It is E.ON’s 22nd wind farm in the U.S. and the second in Willacy County, Texas. The 228 megawatt farm will consist of 76 …
NextEra Energy Gets Regulatory Approval for New Wind Farm in NE Kansas
The largest wind generator in the nation is expanding operations in northeast Kansas. The Nemaha County Commission approved Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources’ conditional use permit and wind farm plan, according to a report published in the Salina Journal on Friday. State regulators granted the permit following a public hearing where 11 county residents voiced both …
PSO of Oklahoma Receives State Regulatory Approval to Lower Wind Power Price
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is lowering the cost for customers who elect to participate in its WindChoice program, according to a company press release. PSO proposed modifications to its existing Green Energy Tariff in a July 29 filing with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The purpose of the modification was to reduce the cost for …
Edmond Electric Rate Increase Impacts Wind Rider Program Participants
Over 950 Edmond Electric commercial customers will be paying higher utility bills in the near future. That’s because ratepayers participating in the utility’s Pure and Simple Wind Rider program will be subject to more than a sixfold increase over the next five years, according to a news report in The Oklahoman. Last week, the Edmond …
Incentive Commission to Finalize Tax Credit Recommendations to Governor and Legislature
Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission will hold a special meeting Tuesday to consider its final recommendations to the legislature on how to handle tax credits of several industries. While wind-farm opponents in the legislature wanted massive cuts in the credits for the wind industry, the Commission, in a meeting last week, recommended no changes from those …
Surprise—–No Recommendations of Cutting Tax Credits to Governor and Legislature so Far
As the Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission prepares to meet Tuesday to continue its consideration of tax credits, its most recent recommendations to the governor and the state legislature are surprising to some. Initially when the Commission was formed earlier in the year, there was a suggested belief that some tax credits or incentives might get …