In both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. At the same time, Oklahoma is still ranked third for wind farm growth but its percentage of electricity production from wind is outranked by two other states. According to data recently published by …
Category: Wind Energy
Enel Green wind farm becomes operational in southern Oklahoma
Two new clean power plants run by Enel Green Power North America are operational and one of them is in southern Oklahoma. The Daily Ardmoreite reported one of the plants is the 140 megawatt Rockhaven wind farm in Carter and Murray counties, the company’s 11th wind farm in Oklahoma. Click here for Daily Ardmoreite.
Caddo County Wind Farm Facilities Investment Announced by TransAlta
Canada-based TransAlta Corporation has entered into two long-term Power Purchase Agreements for the offtake of 100% of the generation from its 300 MW White Rock East and White Rock West Wind Power Projects to be located in Caddo County. “TransAlta is thrilled to make our White Rock Wind Project a reality,” said John Kousinioris, President …
Oklahoma’s Rockhaven Wind Farm Launched Through Enel Green Power’s Ambitious Growth Plan
Enel Green Power North America announced it has begun operating two new clean power plants, including its first renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The 181-megawatt Lily solar and storage project, located east of Dallas, Texas, is the company’s first hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage. The project includes …
Federal Bank report studies growth of renewable energy in Oklahoma
Despite the rebound of Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry in 2021 following the sharp drop in oil prices in early 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment in the state has lagged. And one report says renewable energy will evolve. Chad Wilkerson, branch executive, vice president and economist at the Oklahoma City Branch of …
Kansas county bans commercial wind farms
A ban on commercial wind development in all zoned areas of Reno County, Kansas was adopted this week by county commissioners. The vote came as a countywide moratorium on commercial wind development remains in place for the next few months reported the Hutchinson News. Click here for Hutchinson News.
Wind power sent on new transmission line in New Mexico
A 155-mile transmission line carrying wind powered electricity from central New Mexico to Albuquerque became fully operational this month. The Western Spirit Transmission line carries wind power from 377 turbines near Encino, Corona and Durant in Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance counties reported the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Stuck jet stream brings warmer wx to Oklahoma et al
Stuck in place for the next two weeks, the jet stream over the U.S. will bring warmer weather to Oklahoma and others in the lower 48 states. That means better weather for outdoor workers including utility crews, those on oil and gas rigs and those performing maintenance on wind farms in the state. …
Glass Sands wind farm goes online in southern Oklahoma
Another Oklahoma wind farm has gone online in the southern part of the state. Southern Power announced this week its 118-megawatt Glass Sands Wind Facility in Murray County is now operational. This project, Southern Power’s 15th wind facility, is Southern Power’s fifth wind facility in Oklahoma, and it contributes to the company’s growing fleet …
Wind Turbine Exec Voices Concern About Operating Margins Risk
An executive from turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa warned last week that a 10-year race to reduce the cost of generating wind power could not continue, as it would bring down the financial muscle of turbine producers to continue investing in new technologies. A boom in investments in green energy to address climate change has helped mitigate …
