Wind power company Excel Energy announced it is one of the first U.S. energy providers to reach 10,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity, a milestone powered by the company’s 10 new wind projects in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and the Upper Midwest. The projects were completed in the past few years and the company …
County Commissioners in Hutchinson, Kansas have voted to put more restrictions on wind farm developments including a 3,000-foot setback for wind turbines from homes. Reno County Commissioners also decided this week to set a mandatory 3-mile setback around state and federal wildlife properties, reported the Hutchinson News. The newspaper said no decision was made on …
ALLETE Clean Energy says it has made two more renewable energy sale agreements with two more Fortune 500 companies to receive power from its Caddo wind site under construction in western Oklahoma. Oshkosh Corporation and Hormel Foods agreed to receive a combined 100 megawatts from the wind farm once it is operational. The …
In a court case going back nearly 8 years, a Tulsa Federal Judge has ordered wind farm developer Osage Wind to turn over documents it contended were privileged communication with its legal representation. Osage Wind was sued by the Osage Minerals Council after it began construction of a wind farm in Osage County in …
Texas remains far and above the number one wind industry state in the U.S. as the industry recorded its strongest year ever last year with record growth. New construction in Oklahoma ranked third in the nation. The wind industry nearly doubled installations over those in 2019 and built nearly 17 gigawatts of capacity. The …
A report in the Texas Standard raises the growing question of what to do with old wind turbine blades, especially in a state that is ranked number one in wind power production in the U.S. In Casper, Wyoming, more than 1,100 blades are buried in a “wind turbine graveyard” built in the past two …
Siemens, the German-based company that provided many of the wind turbines in Oklahoma announced it plans to slash nearly a sixth of its workers worldwide. The company said the layoffs will be in its gas and power division and represents a sign of a worldwide shift to green energy. Bloomberg reported that Siemens will …
The Nebraska Farmers Union president has come out urging one of the state’s counties to stop its opposition to wind farm development. Writing in the Lincoln Journal Star, John Hansen said the actions taken by Lancaster County officials have in essence closed the county to wind energy development. He accused them of ignoring peer-reviewed …
The wind industry is seeing more attempts by local government regulators to put restrictions on its growth and development. Witness two examples, one in Illinois and another in Iowa. The Piatt County Journal-Republican in central Illinois reported on how a county board agreed to put limits on wind turbine heights because of shadow flicker …
The Diamond Spring wind farm in southern Oklahoma is one of two wind projects in which ALLETE Clean Energy was able to obtain $350 million in tax equity financing. The Duluth, Minnesota company said it sold Class A passive membership interests in the Diamond Spring, LLC operation to FNBC Leasing Corporation, an affiliate of …
