A subsidiary of AEP, the parent company of Public Service Company of Oklahoma has signed a power purchase agreement with Evergy from its new Flat Ridge 3 wind project being built in southern Kansas close to the Oklahoma state line. AEP Renewables signed the deal to buy power from the 62-wind turbine farm near …
Minnesota-based Allete Inc., the company that owns the Diamond Spring Wind farm located east of Ardmore, Oklahoma has its first woman CEO. Allete is the parent company of Minnesota Power and company president Bethany Owen became the first woman to hold the position. She replaces Al Hodnik who is retiring. “I am humbled and excited …
The federal government’s picked GE Renewables for a $5 million study of how to move those giant wind farm blades up and down the highways of America. Trucks towing the massive blades are seen almost daily moving up and down Interstate 35 carrying the blades from Texas to Oklahoma and other states where wind farms …
Kansas’ position as the nation’s top wind energy producer in terms of electricity generation adds pressure to expand transmission infrastructure to reduce in-state congestion and push power to urban centers to the east, a wind industry analyst contends. Kimberly Svaty, who represents the 35-member Kansas Power Alliance, said Monday updated statistics would likely show …
Oklahoma legislators only have to read this week’s Journal Record to learn what wind supporters plan to lobby them about in the coming legislative session. Wind farm property tax valuation and the proposed 1.5 mile setback from private airports. Here’s how the Journal Record reported it: OKLAHOMA CITY – The state of investment in …
Residents of a southeast Nebraska county are still urging county leaders to adopt more restrictive requirements for wind farms. As the Hastings Tribune recently reported, Gage County Planning and Zoning officials have received more pressure from residents who want at least a mile setback of turbines from homes. Prairie Wind Watchers is the group …
County leaders north of St. Joseph, Missouri are being asked to ban wind farms in Buchanan County. The county zoning and planning committee spent two days last week listening to the arguments of residents who are fighting efforts of a Florida company to build the wind farm. Several concerns with the ordinance were addressed, …
Kansas started issuing new personalized license plates this week showing off the state’s status as a home for wind power. The new design features wind turbines profiled against a sunrise. “Kansas is a leader in alternative energy, and this plate helps feature the fact the state has a long history of adopting technology that …
Minnesota-based ALLETE Inc., the operator of a major wind farm being built near Ardmore, Oklahoma plans to release its quarterly financial results Feb. 13, 2020. The release will be made before the stock markets open on that Thursday. Following the release, ALLETE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan R. Hodnik, President Bethany M. Owen, Senior …
A massive $2 billion wind farm plan proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma as an alternative to its failed Wind Catcher project has the support of an administrative law judge at the Corporation Commission. Jusfw Surin Murer heard testimony on Monday and afterward indicated he would urge the Corporation Commission to approve the plan …
