Enel is already a well-known name in Oklahoma where it has 13 wind farms. Now the Italian-based company plans to add an estimated 10,000 DC electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and more than 2 million across North America by 2030. It was a year ago when the company began construction of its 13th …
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Kansas creates law targeting wind farm blinking lights at night
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill into law to do something about those annoying nighttime blinking red lights on the top of wind farms throughout the state. Developers of new wind projects will be required to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration for light mitigation technology, which will turn on the lights only …
Bill targeting wind turbine blade junk yards passed out of Senate committee
An Oklahoma state Senate committee on Thursday approved an amended bill targeting wind turbine blade disposal operators. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave a “do pass” to House Bill 2359 which would require disposal operators to not only show financial security to ensure the blades are properly disposed of but file annual …
Junked wind farm blades to be considered by Oklahoma Senate committee
A bill designed to require operators of disposal facilities of wind farm turbine blades to file annual reports with the Corporation Commission could be considered Thursday at a meeting of a State Senate Committee. House Bill 2359 by Boles of the House and Paxton of the Senate would force such operators of a renewable …
PSO claims ratepayers will see lower bills due to $2.4 billion renewable energy project
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners were told Tuesday that ratepayers of Public Service Company will eventually see a rate reduction through the company’s proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of solar and wind farms in Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. “The benefits are immense,” testified Matt Horeled, Vice President of Regulatory and Finance for PSO during a hearing …
Wind industry fears Nebraska’s development will be stalled by opposition
Wind energy advocates say there is rising opposition to wind farms in the state of Nebraska and fear it will not only slow growth but perhaps stall it entirely. Nebraska has lagged behind Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa for its wind power development and ranks 15th in installed capacity reported The Reader. Click here for …
Oklahoma regulators to consider PSO’s $2.4 billion renewable energy project
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will hold a special meeting Tuesday to consider a settlement of the issues some groups opposed in the $2.4 billion renewable resources project by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. A filing of a stipulation agreement was made and signed by PSO, the Attorney General, the Oklahoma Energy Industrial Consumers, Walmart and …
Possible settlement is made over fight against PSO’s $2.4 billion renewable energy plan
The $2.47 billion renewable energy plan proposed by Public Service Company didn’t go through the regulatory process as smoothly as some expected. It ran into opposition. However, an apparent settlement stipulation has been reached by some of the groups that opposed the utility’s request for cost recovery approval from the Corporation Commission. A Thursday …
Quick energy reads
** On Monday, after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced massive oil production cuts, the White House issued a joint statement with the European Union reaffirming that clean energy adoption is critical for enhancing energy security. The statement was a status update on the U.S.-EU Task Force on Energy Security formed amid …
Kansas legislators await Governor’s decision on controlling wind farm flashing lights
All it takes for the state of Kansas to eliminate flashing red lights atop wind turbines is the signature of Gov. Laura Kelly. The legislature passed Senate Bill 49 and sent it t o her to b e signed into law, requiring wind farm operators to use light-mitigating technology on new and existing …
