Proclaiming his interim legislative study of wind farms and their impact on Air Force bases in Oklahoma is not ‘anti-wind’, Altus Rep. Charles Ortega says it’s about the economy. “When you look at the Air Force bases, just the Air Force bases, we’re talking about a $20 billion aerial impact, economic impact,” he said in …
One of the more than 60 interim study requests approved by the Oklahoma House Speaker will focus on the location of wind farms near military airfields in the state. The request was made by Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus who has concerns that some wind farms in the state are located in military training routes. “We …
Another tariff and tax credit battle between a wind industry company and a state has ended in loss for the wind operators. It’s happened in Iowa where the State’s Utilities Board refused to grant MidAmerican Energy Co. an exemption from a tariff that would have allowed the company to keep federal production tax credit revenue. …
With at least eight wind farms in Oklahoma, Enel Green Power North America has expanded its wind energy holdings with a $250 million purchase of EnerNOC, a smart energy management company based in Boston. Enel Green Power is a subsidiary of Enel Group, an Italian utility giant. The acquisition will make the Enel Group a …
Maybe U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander had a good reason to oppose a $100 million wind farm proposed by NextEra Energy in his home state of Tennessee. But there appears to be a bit of contradiction this week when he was named as one of seven new Directors to the Alliance to Save Energy. The Republican …
The sales price was not announced but EDF Renewable Energy, based in San Diego, California announced it has sold 50 percent interest in Great Western Wind Project based in Woodward an Ellis counties in northwest Oklahoma. Alliant Energy Corporation located in Madison, Wisconsin bought the 50% ownership in the 225 megawatt wind farm. The wind …
Maybe it’s a matter of knowing when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em in one wind energy battle. With at least 9 projects in operation or still under construction in Oklahoma, Apex Clean Energy Inc. based in Charlottesville, Virginia has suspended construction of a $100 million wind farm in east-central Tennessee. The company …
The growth of the wind industry in the U.S. isn’t letting up. Witness the 15-year wind power purchase deal General Mills just made with Renewable Energy Systems, an agreement that will help in the construction of the Cactus Flats wind project in Texas. The 150-megawatt Cactus Flats wind project is being developed in Concho County, …
Shot down again—-the largest wind development company in the U.S. as it seeks to expand wind farm operations in western Oklahoma. Oklahoma City U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton has ruled against NextEra Energy’s efforts to dismiss a ruling earlier this year against the company as it continues a fight with the City of Hinton …
As NextEra Energy investigates the cause of a broken wind turbine blade at its Enid wind farm, similar incidents may help explain why some of the equipment failures occur. Although turbine blade failures are considered rare, structural failures like the recent incident at NextEra Energy’s Breckinridge wind farm project have been reported. Earlier in January, …
