One of the numerous bills aimed at bringing an end to the millions in tax credits given the wind industry in Oklahoma won approval this week in a State House Committee. House Bill 2298 by Rep. Jon Echols of Oklahoma City was sent to the full house by the House Appropriations and Budget committee. “This …
In some areas, there is opposition spreading over the growth of wind energy across the country. A Dallas Morning News op-ed piece this week, taken from the Los Angeles Times was written by Robert Bryce, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He is also the author of “Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper: How Innovation Keeps …
Sixteen years later and former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating admits he made a mistake. He says it was wrong to have given tax credits to the wind industry. Writing an op-ed piece for the Tulsa World, Gov. Keating said the legislation “warped into a scam costing taxpayers millions to the detriment of other publicly funded …
“They knew this day was coming.” The effort of some critics in the legislature to eliminate or trim the wind industry tax credits will go before a House committee next week. Two such bills have been reassigned to the House Appropriations Committee. One of the measures, HB 2246, by Rep. David Brumbaugh start trimming …
The southeastern part of the U.S. gets its first wind farm. The Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East is in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Developers say the wind farm will generate enough electricity to power 61,000 homes. The Internet retailer Amazon has agreed to buy some of the power from the electric grid. The first phase …
The city of Hinton finds itself sued in Caddo County District Court and Oklahoma City federal court by two wind farm companies that claim the city unfairly is targeting them with a restrictive ordinance. The suits were filed by Minco Wind IV LLC and Minco Wind V LLC. Both are affiliates of NextEra Energy Resources …
A Caddo County lawsuit alleging a wind farm developer didn’t adequately notify residents and public officials about turbine locations was moved to federal court in Oklahoma City this week, according to a report by The Oklahoman. Scenic Prairie Preservation Association originally filed suit against NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The association said NextEra Energy didn’t properly …
Oklahoma now ranks third nationally in terms of electricity produced by wind power, according to the latest report from the American Wind Energy Association. Oklahoma moved past California to become the third-ranked state in the nation with more than 6,600 MW of installed capacity. Texas is number one followed by Iowa. California is now ranked 4th …
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin didn’t score any points with the wind industry after delivering her State of the State address on Monday in which she proposed new taxes on wind farms and wind-generated electricity. Jeff Clark, the President of the Wind Coalition responded by saying the governor’s proposal misses the mark. “It is a misguided …
EDF Renewable Energy’s Great Western Wind Project located in northwest Oklahoma went into operation in the past few weeks. The project will provide Google under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with EDF, a firm headquartered in San Diego, California. Commercial operations started Dec. 21 and involve 93 separate wind turbines. They are capable of generating …
