Exelon-style nuke bailouts threaten wind, solar (Bloomberg) — The push to save U.S. nuclear plants for the sake of fighting climate change is threatening support for the bread and butter of clean power: wind and solar. New York and Illinois have already approved as much as $10 billion in subsidies to keep struggling reactors open … Continue reading Exelon – style nuke bailouts threaten wind, solar→
Wind energy industry surging ST. PAUL, Minn. –The nation’s wind energy industry is surging, adding jobs at nine times the pace of the US economy as a whole. And Xcel Energy remains the top utility producer of that renewable source. Those were among the trends announced by industry players in a State Capitol press conference … Continue reading Wind energy industry surging→
RMI: Cheap wind, market changes drive corporate energy buyers to SPP It’s not just an abundance of cheap wind energy driving the SPP market, according to Rocky Mountain Institute. The grid operator has also made changes to its market that are attracting corporate buyers looking for clean power. While Texas is the site for the … Continue reading RMI: Cheap wind, market changes drive corporate energy buyers to SPP→
PacifiCorp proposes big new wind power investments PacifiCorp, which now generates nearly 60 percent of its electricity from coal, is planning to make a big new commitment to wind power. The six-state utility, whose Pacific Power unit delivers about 27 percent of the electricity consumed in Oregon, released a long-range power plan on Tuesday that … Continue reading #PacifiCorp proposes big new wind power investments→
RMI releases report on rise of wind power for buyers in South West Power Pool Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has released a report investigating trends around wind purchasing, transmission investments, and market growth for corporate PPAs in the South West Power Pool (SPP). he report, “Transmission Investments Affect the Value of Your Wind PPA” covers … Continue reading RMI releases report on rise of wind power for buyers in South West Power Pool→
ERCOT sets record wind output Friday The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a wind-output record of 16,141 MW Friday night, it reported on Saturday in its daily wind integration report. ERCOT said the record was set at 8:56 pm CDT Friday and wind accounted for about 39.5% of the total power demand at that … Continue reading ERCOT sets record wind output Friday→
The Southwest Power Pool said last week that it met 52.1 percent of the electricity demand in the sprawling transmission organization’s service territory with wind power during a portion of the overnight period on Feb. 13, marking the first time SPP had topped the 50 percent mark. What’s even bigger news is that hardly anyone … Continue reading The Southwest Power Pool Got 52% of Electricity From Wind: ‘It’s Not Even Our Ceiling’→
It’s Alive! US Energy Department Promotes Solar, Wind, Storage News All of those folks who were cautiously optimistic about former Texas Governor Rick Perry as head of the US Department of Energy might be feeling a little more cautiously optimistic now. In the past several days, the agency has pushed out some news and social … Continue reading It’s Alive! US Energy Department Promotes Solar, Wind, Storage News→
New Xcel Energy wind facilities offer $2.8 billion in customer savings over 30 years AMARILLO, Texas (March 21, 2017) – Xcel Energy projects it can save Texas-New Mexico customers $2.8 billion over a 30-year period by displacing higher-cost energy with an additional 1,230 megawatts of wind energy – enough electricity to power more than 440,000 … Continue reading New #Xcel_Energy wind facilities offer $2.8 billion in customer savings over 30 years→
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