To those who live on the East and West Coasts, wind energy is their environmental god. But in the heart of the U.S. where the wind farms are located, there is growing resentment. The question arises—-should rural America have a say about massive wind farms that obliterate their view of natural hills and prairie? It’s …
A published report indicated that Rep. Mark McBride of Moore has made a financial settlement in his lawsuit against a Texas political consultant who allegedly put a tracking device on the legislator’s pickup truck. The Oklahoman reports McBride would not comment on the settlement with George Shipley of Austin, Texas. McBride was known for his …
A former Minnesota wind farm owner and operator charged with a $1 million fraud scheme is reportedly headed to trial in the coming year. Kerry Dale Kisslinger, 58, is a former owner and CEO of ES Windpower, Inc. and was indicted in November. His company sold wind turbines to farmers and ranchers throughout the …
Two men are jailed and three others are on the run—wanted for stealing equipment from a wind farm operation in southern Oklahoma. KXII TV reports the arrests and charges come after trailers loaded with special equipment used for the wind turbines were stolen from the Wind Farms in Murray County. “I mean they really put …
The Southwest Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member, set another wind generation record in the past week. Wind-generated electricity totaled 16.38 gigawatts for the customers in the 546,000 square miles served by the pool. It was on Thursday and came at 7:40 in the morning as the electricity provided by wind farms throughout …
Minnesota based Xcel Energy, the firm with more than 200 miles of transmission lines in Oklahoma and wind farm operations in several states plans to review its fourth quarter 2018 financial results in a few weeks. The Minneapolis company announced it will hold a conference call on Jan. 31, 2019 to discuss the results. …
Siemens, the German engineering firm with a wind-manufacturing plant in Hutchinson, Kansas and operations throughout Oklahoma’s wind farms announced it will layoff 200 workers at its gas turbines parts and components service center in Houston, Texas. The layoffs will happen next year and the company blamed a weaker global demand. The closing of the …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has a technical conference planned for Thursday morning to discuss proposed rules and how they might affect wind energy. The 10 a.m. meeting in Room 301 of the Jim Thorpe Office building will focus on possible changes to electric utility rules and those applying to wind farms in the state. Commissioners …
Another extension of the talks between NextEra Energy and the Department of Defense to reach a plan on a wind farm along a roue of airspace the military uses for training could happen again this week in Oklahoma. Yet another extension of the deadline for the mitigation plan was announced last week and Monday, Dec. …
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the appeal of a wind energy company that has been in a legal fight since 2010 with the Osage Nation in northeast Oklahoma. Osage Wind LLC has appealed a ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado in which the court sided …
