A California company says it might employ up to 2,000 workers a it builds a 550-mile interstate transmission line project in New Mexico. Work is expected to begin either late this year or early next year according to New MexicoINNO Click here for New MexicoINNO
Category: Wind Energy
Texas too dependent on renewable energy for power?
One energy writer contends wind generation is not dependable in Texas and often falls when power demand increases. In short, Robert Bryce says the state is too reliant on weather-dependent renewables. It’s what he wrote in RealClear Energy. Click here for RealClear Energy
Biden targets climate change with more executive orders
President Biden’s latest executive order stopped short of making an emergency declaration about climate change. Speaking Wednesday at the site of a former coal-fired plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, the President announced a package of executive actions and also promised more aggressive efforts in the climate change war. “Since Congress is not acting as it …
500 mile line to carry New Mexico wind power to Western states
A 500-mile transmission line is planned to carry electricity from New Mexico wind farms to urban markets in Arizona and California. The SunZia Transmission project was acquired by Pattern Energy and will combine with the company’s existing plans to develop wind power in the region reported the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Click here for Current-Argus
North Dakota leaders express criticism of renewable energy to US Senate
“Quite honestly our customers are starting to grow leery of the promises of low-cost, renewable energy.” It’s what one North Dakota leader told Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others on a Senate committee exploring ways to cut energy costs. North Dakota is a state heavy with oil and gas activities by Oklahoma energy …
Iowa group fights proposed wind farm
An anti-wind farm group in Iowa has filed suit to stop construction of a proposed wind farm. The Tama County Against Turbines coalition was formed in March and filed suit against the Tama County Board of Supervisors reported the Iowa Capital Dispatch. Click here for Iowa Capital Dispatch
Wind operator NextEra acquires south Texas water operations
NextEra Water Texas, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of rate-regulated water and wastewater utility assets in eight counties near Houston, Texas, from Quadvest, L.P. “This acquisition marks our first purchase of water and wastewater assets and furthers our strategy …
Texas wind power fails during heat wave
Wind power in Texas has failed to help ease the electricity demand in the state at a time when a heat wave has the grid operator asking consumers for help. Bloomberg reported wind turbines are producing less than a tenth of the power they’re capable of producing. Click here for Bloomberg
Renewable industry employment increases while oil patch work declines
A new report from the Department of Energy shows employment continues to fall in Oklahoma and other states that make up the nation’s oil and gas industry while it is increasing in the renewable energy industry. E&E News reported the new report showed energy sector jobs overall grew by 4% in 2021 with EV …
Step taken toward largest wind farm in U.S.
Another large wind project in New Mexico is in the making—one that would cover 230 square miles of state trust land and be the largest in the U.S. The New Mexico public land commissioner signed about a dozen leases this week to clear the way for the project in Lincoln, Torrance and San Miguel …