In a court case going back nearly 8 years, a Tulsa Federal Judge has ordered wind farm developer Osage Wind to turn over documents it contended were privileged communication with its legal representation. Osage Wind was sued by the Osage Minerals Council after it began construction of a wind farm in Osage County in …
Texas remains far and above the number one wind industry state in the U.S. as the industry recorded its strongest year ever last year with record growth. New construction in Oklahoma ranked third in the nation. The wind industry nearly doubled installations over those in 2019 and built nearly 17 gigawatts of capacity. The …
A report in the Texas Standard raises the growing question of what to do with old wind turbine blades, especially in a state that is ranked number one in wind power production in the U.S. In Casper, Wyoming, more than 1,100 blades are buried in a “wind turbine graveyard” built in the past two …
Siemens, the German-based company that provided many of the wind turbines in Oklahoma announced it plans to slash nearly a sixth of its workers worldwide. The company said the layoffs will be in its gas and power division and represents a sign of a worldwide shift to green energy. Bloomberg reported that Siemens will …
The Nebraska Farmers Union president has come out urging one of the state’s counties to stop its opposition to wind farm development. Writing in the Lincoln Journal Star, John Hansen said the actions taken by Lancaster County officials have in essence closed the county to wind energy development. He accused them of ignoring peer-reviewed …
The wind industry is seeing more attempts by local government regulators to put restrictions on its growth and development. Witness two examples, one in Illinois and another in Iowa. The Piatt County Journal-Republican in central Illinois reported on how a county board agreed to put limits on wind turbine heights because of shadow flicker …
The Diamond Spring wind farm in southern Oklahoma is one of two wind projects in which ALLETE Clean Energy was able to obtain $350 million in tax equity financing. The Duluth, Minnesota company said it sold Class A passive membership interests in the Diamond Spring, LLC operation to FNBC Leasing Corporation, an affiliate of …
Work has started on a $427 million project to build another wind farm in Texas, one to be located east of Abilene. Clearway Energy Group said construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt wind farm with 69 turbines is underway in Callahan County. Once operational, Mesquite Sky will sell power under long-term virtual …
A large major transmission line to carry New Mexico wind powered electricity to other markets has been announced by a California-based renewable energy company. Pattern Energy Group announced plans for the Western Spirit line and four wind farms with more than a gigawatt of capacity to be brought on line by the end of …
Electric utility Ameren has not only gone operational with its first wind farm but it is also the largest in Missouri. The 175-turbine High Prairie Renewable Energy Center is near Kirksville in northern Missouri and is a 400-megawatt project. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Ameren expects the wind farm will produce enough electricity …
