A plan is being presented for construction of a 94-mile power line to provide electricity in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. Both the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission must approve the 345-kilovolt transmission line proposed by NextEra Energy reported KSNF. Click here for KSNF
Category: Wind Energy
Wind tower collapse under investigation
The collapse of a wind tower in Wyoming is under investigation near Cheyenne. The probe is being carried out by Duke Energy and according to the Cowboy State Daily, such a collapse is considered to be “very rare.” Click here for Cowboy State Daily.
Energy headlines of other stories
** Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday that he will not vote to confirm President Biden’s pick for a powerful position on the Federal Reserve Board over her criticism of the fossil fuel industry. ** Progressives are hoping to turn the heat up on Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in an effort to push climate action across the congressional finish line. ** The United …
Old wind towers demolished in North Dakota
How do you demolish a wind tower and turbine? It was carried out this week with two out-of-date towers near Minot, North Dakota and the Minot Daily News was there to record the demolition. Click here for Minot Daily News
South Texas to get solar and wind farm operation
One of the latest renewable energy farms in South Texas is going up courtesy of a Danish company. The Orsted company from Denmark is building 66 wind turbines in northern Bee County just north of Corpus Christi and not far where it is also building a one-million solar panel operation according to KIII TV. Click here …
Arkansas wind farm scam leads to prison time
Two Arkansas men drew lengthy prison terms after being convicted in federal court in connection with a wind farm scam. The website, Talk, Business & Politics reports the two were sentenced this week by a federal judge. Click here for TBP
Evergy hits wind power record
Evergy, the large utility serving Kansas and Missouri announced this week it reached a milestone in it use of renewable energy. The company said as of this week, it had 90,000,000 megawatts of wind production. Click here for KMBC TV report
NextEra Energy to acquire Panhandle wind farm
An Oklahoma Panhandle wind farm OK Energy Today first reported about last year with condemned and dangerously damaged wind turbines is getting a new owner—NextEra Energy Resources. The company announced this week it closed on an agreement to acquire the wind farm from Olympia Renewable Platform LLC, the company that was sanctioned by the …
A wind blade junk pile—not in our state say some Nebraska residents
Landowners and residents of the southwest Nebraska city of Sidney are keeping a wary eye on a pile of old wind turbine blades stored just across the state line in Colorado. They want to make sure the blades aren’t buried in their state. Nebraska legislators are considering legislation to ban the disposal of old …
AEP selling more wind and solar assets
American Electric Power, the parent company of Public Service Company of Oklahoma announced its plans to sell its unregulated wind and solar assets so it can focus more on transmission of electrical power. It’s a move that has a direct affect in Oklahoma. The announcement came as AEP reported fourth-quarter 2021 earnings of $539 …
