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Wind Energy Installations Continue Record-Setting Pace
by
Rick Laezman
| January 2009
| under
  • Green Building

While it will take more than wind power to break the country’s addiction to foreign oil, the United States continues to add new wind power facilities at a record pace.

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Wind Power Breezes into Flagstaff
by
Rick Laezman
| December 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

At the direction of the Flagstaff, Ariz., City Council, city staff members have been working on an amendment to the Land Development Code that would allow alternate wind energy systems (e.g., wind turbines) under 10 kilowatts to be installed on commercial and industrial zoned properties greater than

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Rhode Island Renewable Energy Growth Powered by Offshore Wind
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

A state with a long maritime history has tapped into an unlikely offshore resource. R.I. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has announced that the offshore wind power developer, Deepwater Wind, has been chosen to construct a wind energy project off the shores of Rhode Island.

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Earth, Wind and Fire
by
Ed Lawrence
| November 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

That the United States is still relying on nonrenewable energy sources to turn on light bulbs in the 21st century is just nutty.

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Greenlee Donates Tools to Winde Turbine Center
November 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

Greenlee, a Textron Company, Rockford, Illinois, entered into a partnership with Highland Community College (HCC) in Freeport, Ill., to donate hand tools, test and measurement equipment, storage boxes and work benches worth more than $30,000 for the college’s brand new Wind Turbine Technology Center

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Utility Expands Wind Business
October 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

Duke Energy announced A long-term agreement for the sale of 99 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its new Wyoming wind farm as well as the purchase of 100 wind turbines from General Electric that will produce 150 MW of power at multiple U.S. sites.

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U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpass 20,000 Megawatts in Capacity
October 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

The US wind industry has passed the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said, increasing 10,000 MW since 2006.

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Reliable Power Blows into Maine's Fox Islands
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

After years of study and preparation, wind power is officially coming to two remote islands in Maine’s Penobscot Bay.

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Western States Set Sails for Wind Power
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

In related developments, two western states have become positioned to take advantage of one of their most plentiful, free resources. This summer, officials in South Dakota and Colorado adopted significant policies to increase wind power development in their states.

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PG&E Increases Renewable Portfolio with Horizon Wind Energy
August 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has signed a long-term agreement to purchase wind energy from the Arlington Wind Power Project, a subsidiary of Horizon Wind Energy.

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Wind Power, Education Unite in Idaho
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Boise State University was recently named one of six Wind Application Centers in the nation through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind for Schools program.

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Green Machines
by
Claire Swedberg
| July 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Although more than 100 massive wind wind turbines now turn gently along the hills of upstate New York, erecting those towers required some unusual efforts from electricians.

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Veterans Affairs Department Explores Alternative Energy Sources
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced plans to install rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems at its medical facilities in Loma Linda, California, and Dallas.

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Washington State Wind Power Expands
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Puget Sound Energy, the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy, has announced plans to expand its Wild Horse Wind Facility, located east of Ellensburg on central Washington’s Whisky Dick Mountain.

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Energy Leaders Catching the Wind
May 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

Wind energy leaders in most categories held onto their No. 1 positions in the latest version of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) annual rankings of wind power leadership in the United States.

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Transmission Line Project to Catch Wind of North Dakota
April 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

The case for wind power growth in the northern plains states just got stronger. In February 2008, a partnership of two utility companies announced plans for a large-scale transmission line, which will accommodate several new wind farm developments in North Dakota.

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U.S. Wind and Solar Power Enjoys Another Year of Growth
March 2008
| under
  • Green Building

According to the Wall Street Journal, solar and wind power enjoyed substantial growth in 2007, spurred by federal and state energy policies and incentives that support green energy sources.

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You're in Green Hands with Allstate
February 2008
| under
  • Green Building

Two thousand Texas homes are getting wired into the wind grid with a donation from Allstate Insurance Co.

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Alternity Wind Power Launched
November 2007
| under
  • Green Building

The Conti Group, a 100-year-old construction and engineering firm headquartered in New Jersey, announced the formation of Alternity Wind Power as an integrated developer of utility-scale wind-farm projects in North America.

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IPL Proposes to Catch Iowa's Breath
November 2007
| under
  • Green Building

In January 2007, Interstate Power aand Light Company (IPL) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced details of its Energy for a New Generation plan. Energy-efficiency initiatives and wind energy are key components of the long-term generation plan.

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