Emergency wind rules are being taken up by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission following the controversial stoppage of construction of a Hinton wind farm because it appeared to violate a new state law designed to protect military flight spaces. New rules were adopted earlier in the month but there have been additional changes so the rules …
Weeks after NextEra Energy was accused of violating Oklahoma’s new wind farm law by pushing ahead with construction near Hinton, the firm is in continued talks with the Defense Department and the state. Attorney General Mike Hunter announced last week the DOD and NextEra again extended their deadline to reach a mitigation plan on a …
While wind farm numbers are growing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, a New Jersey company’s announced the $208 million sale of its wind portfolio. And it intends to spend hundreds of millions more on solar energy. NJR Clean Energy Ventures sold its remaining 117 megawatt portfolio which consists of four wind farms to a subsidiary …
Days after agreeing to pay more than $2.2 million in taxes owed in Kay and Grant Counties in Oklahoma, the EDF Renewables Company announced the signing of a 15-year power purchase agreement with Shell Energy North America. EDF’s Palen Solar project located in California will supply the electricity by the end of 2020. The 100 …
The Rock Falls Wind Farm near Blackwell in northern Oklahoma has agreed to pay more than $2.2 million in taxes and give up on on a proposed plan to avoid paying taxes. The money will be divided among school districts and other governments in Kay and Grant Counties. The company, EDF Renewables had earlier contended …
Ongoing talks between a wind farm operation that might be in violation of a state law protecting military base flight space and the Oklahoma Attorney General have resulted in still another extension to reach a settlement. Attorney General Mike Hunter announced on Monday that he has once again extended the deadline for NextEra and the …
Work is underway on a 239-turbine wind farm in the Texas Panhandle. Xcel Energy is building the Hale Wind Project near Plainview, a city located midway between Amarillo and Lubbock. Concrete foundations have been poured for the wind towers and turbines and blades are being delivered to the Hale County site. The company said trenching …
For a third time, the Oklahoma Attorney General has extended a deadline for NextEra Energy to reach an agreement with the military over encroachment of flight areas around air bases in the state. Mike Hunter made the announcement on Monday that the deadline has been extended for NextEra to reach a mitigation plan with the Department …
Western Oklahoma landowners say they’ve not been contacted by the government as it negotiates over a suspended wind farm operation near Hinton. It’s what the landowners tell Scott Mitchell’s “All of the Above Podcast” as they complain their rights are being ignored by government bureaucrats. Their comments come as Attorney General Mike Hunter has …
EDF Renewables North America is certainly no stranger when it comes to wind farm construction in northern Oklahoma. This week, the company joined forces with Ameren Missouri to announce construction of a wind farm in northeast Kansas. EDF will build the 157 megawatt BRickyard Hill wind project in Atchison County and after construction, it …
