Wyoming is to be home to a $230 million wind farm by AES Corp., the firm that once owned Oklahoma’s Shady Point power plant in the eastern part of the state. AES, based in Virginia has wind farms throughout the world and plans to construction near Glenrock, Wyoming, a town located east of Casper. …
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** Strong winds and rain have knocked out power for nearly 600,000 customers in California, particularly along the coast, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us. Winds reached 98 mph in Santa Clara, and the San Francisco International Airport saw winds near 60 mph. ** Bank of America backtracks on its commitment not to finance new coal mines, …
Growing number of counties ban solar and wind projects
A report by USA Today claims that an estimated 15% of the counties across the nation have stopped new solar and wind power projects. As the paper reported, its review “shows local governments are banning green energy faster than they’re building it.” The limits of the renewable energy projects includes outright bans, moratoriums, construction …
Coal and natural gas still kept Texas grid operating in recent cold weather
While renewable energy fans raved about how wind and solar farms produced electricity during the recent frigid weather that hit Texas, it was still coal and natural gas that remained strong fuels for the electricity to keep homes warm—-and from the state’s energy grid doing a repeat of the 2021 Winter Storm Uri. It’s …
NextEra Energy funds band equipment for Bray-Doyle schools
NextEra Energy, the company with several wind farms in Oklahoma, recently made a donation to help the high school band at Bray-Doyle Public Schools. A new 24-foot trailer will help the school haul band equipment. The donation was made by Rush Springs Wind,part of NextEra Energy Resources. The Duncan Banner reported BDPS Superintendent Dr. …
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** Georgia Power Co. said Thursday that vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power. ** ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower but still strong profits Friday as they push ahead with hefty shareholder payouts and major acquisitions. The two biggest US oil companies, which have …
Universities win Energy Departments Wind Competition
Texas Tech University with South Plains College, Kansas State University and the University Texas at Dallas are among a dozen national winners of the U.S. Energy Department’s Collegiate Wind Competition. They were picked as winners of the Phase 2 of the 2024 competition which is held every year to prepare college students for jobs …
Wind farm in Oklahoma’s Pontotoc County to be first by Avangrid
Oklahoma’s Pontotoc County in the southeast part of the state will be the site of a Connecticut-headquartered company’s first wind farm to be built in the state. Avangrid, Inc., a sustainable energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group announced plans to build a 33-turbine or 147.5 MW wind farm in the County, thereby …
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** The U.S. State Department on Tuesday indicated that it would reimpose sanctions on Venezuelan oil without further election reforms. ** California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is committing to the removal or circumvention of several long-disputed dams in a bid to revive the state’s salmon. ** The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will compensate local and state …
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** The Biden administration has published a new rule for some gas and electric stoves to be more efficient — but these rules are significantly weaker than what was initially proposed reports The Hill. The Energy Department said in a press release that 97 percent of gas stoves and 77 percent of electric stoveson the market already meet …