Wind

Tags: wind, renewable energy, clean energy, AWEA, Tom Kiernan
April 26 -- The wind industry’s main trade association has snagged Tom Kiernan, the longtime president of the National Parks Conservation Association, to be the energy group’s next CEO. The American Wind ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, MLPs, Master Limited Partnerships, bipartisan, Chris Coons, solar, wind
April 24 -- Senator Chris Coons plans to unveil a bill later this week that would allow US wind farms, solar energy facilities and other renewable energy projects to form tax-advantageous publicly-traded ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, North Carolina, RPS, ALEC, solar, wind
April 22 -- A 2007 compromise among utilities, legislators, regulators and community groups brought substantial investments in domestic renewable energy. The 2007 standard is working and fueling job growth ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewables, clean energy, renewable energy, fossil fuels, solar, wind
April 22 -- The plunge in the cost of wind and solar power that bankrupted more than two dozen manufacturers is forecast to spur a tripling of investment in renewables by 2030 and to reduce the grip ... [ +++ ]

Tags: NFL, green energy, clean energy, renewable energy, solar, wind, football
April 22 -- You could view a National Football League stadium as a hulk of concrete and steel, where video boards and bright lights eat up electricity, refrigeration is needed to keep the beer cold, halftimes ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Energy Digital, clean energy, renewable energy, grid reliability, nuclear, coal, solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, geothermal, biomass
April 18 -- If the U.S. ceases to burn coal, shuts down a quarter of existing nuclear reactors, and trims its use of natural gas by 2050, the resulting increased reliance on wind, solar and other renewables ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind energy, wind power, wind, California, record generation, renewable energy
April 17 -- California’s wind energy production levels recently reached a new all-time high of 4,196 megawatts (MW).  >>View Article [ +++ ]

Tags: IRS, wind energy, renewable energy, clean energy, tax credit, PTC, wind power
April 16 -- The Internal Revenue Service completed rules today that define how wind-farm developers can qualify for tax breaks. Under a law signed by President Barack Obama in January, wind projects must ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, wind energy, Ohio, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, AEPs, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar power, ALEC
April 16 -- In 2008, Ohio committed to generating more than 12 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. At the same time, the state set a goal of improving energy efficiency by 22 percent by ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, NFL, solar power, wind power, solar panels, wind turbines, Philadelphia Eagles
April 15 -- The Eagles' newest player is a real powerhouse. The stats are electrifying: On a recent sunny day, this bulky unit churned out 21,033.7 kilowatt hours, nearly enough to power two average homes ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, FERC, solar power, solar energy, wind power, wind energy
April 15 -- Renewables are leading again. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has just released a report for the first three months of 2013. The report is called the ... [ +++ ]

Tags: D.C., wind energy, wind power, RECs, renewable energy credits, renewable energy
April 12 -- The historic train depot signed a contract with Herndon, Va.-based Washington Gas Energy Services that will see it purchase renewable energy credits from a network of wind farms in order to ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Ohio, alternative energy, renewable energy, clean energy, RPS, AEPS, solar, wind
... impact in Ohio, let’s turn to the facts. How the AEPS Works In 2008, Ohio adopted the AEPS to increase power generation from more efficient, sustainable sources. The AEPS requires utilities in state ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, wind energy, clean tech, natural gas, megawatt
April 11 -- If any sector would seem unlikely to be singled out for its robust dealmaking outlook, renewable energy might seem to be it. After a surge in investment and in installations over the past decade, ... [ +++ ]

Tags: California, wind power, wind energy, record generation, renewable energy, clean energy
April 10 -- California wind power generators produced a record 4,196 megawatts of electricity Sunday evening, the state's grid operator reported. >>View Article [ +++ ]

Tags: New York, clean energy, renewable energy, wind, solar, NY
April 8 -- A new study says New York could get the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight by 2030 with a concerted push, though the state's decade-long effort to significantly boost green energy ... [ +++ ]

Tags: NPR, Secretary Salazar, wind farms, renewable energy, offshore wind, clean energy
April 8 -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar voiced optimism Friday that the nation's first offshore wind farm will soon break ground after more than a decade of delays and be followed by more off the Atlantic ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, RPS, clean energy, solar, Grover Norquist, wind
April 4 -- RPS policies have also supported incredibly strong job creation across the country in places like North Carolina, where 21,000 people are employed by the clean energy industry, and Kansas, where ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Wyoming, Colorado, energy, renewable energy, clean energy, wind power, wind energy
April 2 -- Wyoming and Colorado would benefit by combining their wind energy resources, studies released Monday by the University of Wyoming and a national research laboratory show. One study conducted ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, wind, solar, Obama
April 2 -- President Obama has pursued an energy policy he describes as “all of the above,” a bit of Bill Clinton-style triangulation that seeks to boost production from carbon-intensive oil and gas drilling ... [ +++ ]