Scott Walker’s Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewables Industry Fuming Five years after he took office, renewable energy in Wisconsin is lagging the boom in the rest of the country and industry blames him for the shortfall. Scott Walker’s up-and-down campaign for the Republican presidential nod has produced at least one constant: As … Continue reading #Scott_Walker ‘s Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewable s Industry Fuming→
Wind Energy Could Blow U.S. Coal Industry Away It’s not enough to say that fossil fuels have to go or nuclear is hopeless (which are both probably true statements). The question is: What will replace them? Furthermore, how long will it take? An intriguing headline appeared in CleanTechnica on August 4: Wind Could Replace Coal … Continue reading Wind Energy Could Blow U.S. Coal Industry Away→
MidAmerican Energy eyes 2016 for two wind farms in Iowa MidAmerican Energy Co. of Des Moines said Thursday that its next wind farms, estimated last spring as a $900 million investment, will be installed in northwest Iowa’s Ida and O’Brien Counties by the end of 2016. The Ida Grove wind farm will have 134 wind-powered … Continue reading #MidAmerican_Energy eyes 2016 for two wind farms in #Iowa→
Idaho regulators limit small-scale renewable energy contracts to 2 years The Idaho Public Utilities Commission gave all three of the state’s three major electric utilities everything they had asked for in limiting the length of contracts for renewable energy from independent developers last week. The commission reduced the length of the contracts to two years … Continue reading #Idaho regulators limit small-scale renewable energy contracts to 2 years #PURPA→
Upgrades To Texas Transmission Lines Slashes Wind Curtailment It is August and that means the latest version of The Wind Technologies Market Report (WTMR) has been released by the US DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) office. The WTMR is a chronicle of growth and economic and technology trends in the wind industry. Wind … Continue reading Upgrades To Texas Transmission Lines Slashes Wind Curtailment→
New rules for new grid technologies An astonishing array of innovative energy technologies – distributed generation, energy storage, microgrids, rooftop solar, and smart grids – is transforming America’s electricity future. These technologies, collectively known as distributed energy resources, could deliver significant environmental and reliability benefits to the electric grid while diversifying sources of generation. Given … Continue reading New rules for new #grid_technologies→
I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more wind generation The projected big winner in the Environmental Protection Agency’s pursuit of reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the power sector is wind generation. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan, whose rules were unveiled Monday, is expected to trigger a boom in wind installations that could … Continue reading I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more wind generation→
FERC approves electronic dispatch of wind, hydro generation in New England The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a request by New England’s independent electricity system operator to implement a modified electronic dispatch method for certain wind and hydropower generators that are classified as intermittent power resources under ISO New England Inc.’s market rules. Hydropower … Continue reading FERC approves electronic dispatch of wind, hydro generation in New England→
How Texas wind farms are putting intermittency concerns to rest It is August and that means the latest version of The Wind Technologies Market Report (WTMR) has been released by the US DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) office. The WTMR is a chronicle of growth and economic and technology trends in the wind … Continue reading How Texas wind farms are putting intermittency concerns to rest→
FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a modified electronic dispatch method for certain wind and hydropower resources in the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) market (ER15-1509), in order to help “manage localized congestion.” The FERC order, posted on July 27, accepts, in … Continue reading FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market→
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