Mar 10, 2010

Lawmakers, producers brainstorm future of energy industry

Texans take pride in leading the nation in energy production. Maintaining that position, however, is going to take a lot of hard work. READ MORE »

Mar 2, 2010

WSJ: Natural Gas Tilts at Windmills in Power Feud

Many environmental groups talk of how wind and relatively clean-burning natural gas can partner to displace dirtier coal, creating a path to power the U.S. while releasing fewer greenhouse gases. A bitter fuel fight in Texas points to a different future: one in which gas and wind are foes. READ MORE »

Feb 24, 2010

Austin Energy Seeks More Wind Farm Land

If approved, the 30-year lease would bring the utility company's total West Texas holdings to 22,000 acres. READ MORE »

Feb 19, 2010

Oklahoma IOUs back voluntary RPS legislation, more lines

The Oklahoma House of Representatives’ Energy and Utility Regulation Committee late Tuesday unanimously approved H.B. 3028, whose voluntary RPS calls for 15% of the state’s total installed generating capacity to be renewable in nature by 2015. READ MORE »

Feb 11, 2010

Wind-generated electricity will require wide swaths of land

The vast wind farms of West Texas promise to put a dent in the demand for coal-fired electric plants. But delivering that green energy to where it's needed most — the state's biggest cities — will leave scars on some of the most coveted land. READ MORE »

Feb 8, 2010

Nebraska Embraces Wind Energy

1.3 million acres of Nebraska's public lands to be opened for wind developments. READ MORE »

Feb 8, 2010

World-Herald editorial: Wind potential in Nebraska

Nebraska has great opportunity for wind development. READ MORE »

Feb 1, 2010

Developer says wind power a Texas natural

Planned Wind Farm to be located off South Padre Island, Texas. READ MORE »

Feb 1, 2010

Texas blowing them away ‘09 wind power output tops in US

Texas developers added more than twice as much wind power as any other state last year, according to the latest industry report. READ MORE »

Jan 25, 2010

Smitherman: Let the wind blow in Texas

Barry T. Smitherman, chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, writes about the siting of transmission line in Texas. READ MORE »

Jan 25, 2010

Wind-research site ‘to go forth’

Texas Tech's Board of Regents is moving ahead with a new wind-energy research center that will be financed by a planned sister facility north of Amarillo. READ MORE »

Jan 19, 2010

$5B wind plan back in PUC’s lap

Staff members at the Public Utility Commission will get to work today trying to please a district judge who threw a $5 billion wind energy transmission plan back to the agency. The city of Garland's municipally owned utility had objected to losing out on an opportunity to build some lines to take West Texas wind energy, including from the Panhandle, to the state's population centers. The city, near Dallas, argued it could build the lines cheaper than private companies because of its ability to borrow money at lower interest rates and its exemption from property taxes. READ MORE »

Jan 15, 2010

Texas wind plans advance despite Pickens retreat

Wind in Texas has a remarkably strong future. Texas is taking unprecedented action to build transmission lines. READ MORE »

Jan 11, 2010

Lawsuit Should Not Delay Texas’ Effort to Bring Wind Power to Customers Throughout the State

Texas is leading the way to tap its abundant wind power, but a lawsuit may halt the building of transmission lines, which bring clean power to our homes. READ MORE »

Jan 9, 2010

Coal Absent from energy agenda in Kansas—New applicaiton are being prepared

That Statehouse cockfight won't be renewed because Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson made a deal this past May to open a path for construction of an 895-megawatt, coal-fired utility plant in southwest Kansas in exchange for passage of renewable energy legislation opposed by Republicans. Parkinson's predecessor, fervent coal-plant opponent Kathleen Sebelius, had created an energy-policy stalemate in Topeka with vetoes of three bills crafted to advance Sunflower Electric's plan to erect the multibillion-dollar plant. READ MORE »

Dec 15, 2009

Wind Energy Manufacturer Selects Newton, Kansas For New Facility

Tindall Corp., headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., plans to construct a new facility to manufacture concrete base systems for wind turbines that will enable the towers to be extended to optimal heights for maximum power generation. It was not previously economically feasible to construct conventional steel towers to these heights. READ MORE »

Dec 2, 2009

Oklahoma should look at potential in wind energy

Increasing wind generation potential in Oklahoma makes the most sense because the western region has such a steady supply. Building wind turbines and transmission lines promotes sustainable economic development and keeps pace with neighboring states, which are going full-throttle on wind energy. READ MORE »

Dec 2, 2009

Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference offers ‘revolution’

Oklahoma Watchdog editor writes about the Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference. Read his take on the future of Wind Power in Oklahoma. READ MORE »

Nov 30, 2009

Texas Wind Power Sets Record

A recent record for wind-power output in Texas, the U.S. state with the most capacity to turn wind into electricity, has surprised even the power grid operators, according to the agency. READ MORE »

Nov 27, 2009

Duke, DOE to fund Texas wind energy storage demonstration

Duke Energy will match a $22mn grant from the US Energy Department to design, build and install large-scale batteries to store energy at its Notrees wind farm in West Texas. READ MORE »

Nov 23, 2009

Tulsa World: High-profile experts to speak at wind conference

Deputy Secretary of Energy Brad Williams was touting next week’s Revolution 2009: Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference. The event runs Dec. 2-3 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. READ MORE »

Nov 16, 2009

Bode: ‘Comprehensive’ Bill Needs A RES

We continue to support passage of a comprehensive energy and climate bill and to urge that it include a strong renewable electricity standard (RES) that will provide the certainty businesses need to invest billions of dollars in America and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. READ MORE »

Oct 28, 2009

Obama announces smart grid plans

President Barack Obama announced a $3.4 billion investment of stimulus funds to modernize the electric grid Tuesday, saying that creating the nation’s new clean-energy economy will require an “all-hands-on-deck approach” like the one that put a man on the moon. READ MORE »

Oct 26, 2009

Lack of infrastructure stalls renewable energy

Wind farms in West Texas make the state a leader in renewable power generation, but a lack of infrastructure leaves much of their potential electricity output blowing across the plains. READ MORE »

Oct 12, 2009

Murphy: It’s time to take action

Dana Murphy of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission want less talk and more action on a Oklahoma's smart grid. READ MORE »

Oct 12, 2009

AAS: Adding renewable power doesn’t have to hurt poor, some say

State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez is organizing a community energy forum to hash out concerns that an Austin Energy plan to increase the use of renewable sources could hurt the poor. READ MORE »

Oct 7, 2009

Kansas Gov. Parkinson calls for a federal RES

Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday one of the most important bills before Congress was a measure requiring states to draw a portion of their electrical power from renewable sources of energy. If adopted, the governor said, states with vast untapped renewable assets, such as Kansas' wind resource, could be developed to fill the void for states without sufficient wind or solar sources. READ MORE »

Oct 7, 2009

Governor says state has just “scratched the surface” as Kansas wind energy conference starts

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson remarks on the state of the Kansas' wind industry at the 10th annual Kansas Wind and Renewable Energy Conference. READ MORE »

Oct 5, 2009

A boost for exonomy blowing in the wind

Oklahoma has the potential to develop 80,000 megawatts of wind energy; to date, it has developed just 708 megawatts. Developing just a fraction of Oklahoma’s potential would provide more than enough power to meet the state’s electricity demands, allowing it to become a major net exporter of wind power. It would also mean jobs. READ MORE »

Sep 29, 2009

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co has reached development deals for two new wind farms

CPV Renewable Energy Co. and Edison Mission Energy, two Wind Coalition members, each reach agreements with OG&E. READ MORE »

Sep 24, 2009

U.S. Tax Breaks Subsidize Foreign Oil Production

The largest U.S subsidies to fossil fuels are attributed to tax breaks that aid foreign oil production, according to research to be released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. READ MORE »

Sep 23, 2009

Windy Land Owners Seminar

West Texas A&M University is holding a Windy Land Owners Seminar on Oct. 17, 2009. The seminar will be about wind energy and its many possibilities. READ MORE »

Sep 22, 2009

Wind-farm developer gets grant

Wind-farm developer scored a multimillion-dollar boost, thanks to a stimulus program to create jobs and fuel growth in renewable energy. READ MORE »

Sep 10, 2009

Arkansas, wind industry officials say stable fed policy key to growth

Gov. Mike Beebe pledged state support today to keep wind power manufacturers planted in Arkansas READ MORE »

Sep 9, 2009

LJWN: Federal renewable standards, transmission needed for more wind development

Kansas has made progress in developing wind energy over the past few years, but there remains a lot of unfulfilled potential. READ MORE »

Sep 2, 2009

DMN: ETT to install Texas’ first transmission line battery

Electric Transmission Texas LLC plans to install a battery on a new transmission line to remote Presidio, Texas, the first such battery in the state. This will help Texans make better use of cheap wind power. READ MORE »

Sep 1, 2009

DNN: DOE Awards $114 million cash grant to South Texas wind farm

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it awarded its first (and probably largest) renewable energy cash-assistance grants. The largest grant, $114 million, was awarded to the Penascal Wind Farm, a South Texas wind farm that battled opposition from the King Ranch on its way to operation. READ MORE »

Aug 31, 2009

WSJ: WindFarms Set Wall Street Aflutter

After nearly a six-month lull, Wall Street is getting back into the business of financing new wind farms. An estimated $10 billion to be invested over the next two years. READ MORE »

Aug 10, 2009

WSJ: Blown Away: Wind Power Makes Electricity Cheaper in Texas

Is the rapid growth of wind power in Texas actually making electricity cheaper?... Yes! READ MORE »

Aug 2, 2009

Panel OKs $200M for wind energy

Congress recently approved a bill to spend $200 million annually on wind-energy research. READ MORE »

Jul 31, 2009

Texas tops all states in new wind energy

Texas ranks first in new wind power generating capacity, 1,210 megawatts of new wind power generating capacity have been added nationwide, enough to power 350,000 homes. READ MORE »

Jul 28, 2009

WSJ: Wind Power: U.S. Wind Installations Keep On Coming

Despite plenty of warnings that the credit crunch would kneecap wind power this year, it’s still a fast-growing sector READ MORE »

Jul 17, 2009

Texas awards lease for world’s first green data center, two more offshore wind farms

The Texas General Land Office to build the world’s first wind-powered data center and increases the number of offshore land leases for wind farms by two READ MORE »

Jul 17, 2009

Study Suggests Wind Power Potential Is Much Higher Than Current Estimates

A Harvard University study published in the National Academy of Sciences of the United States estimated the world wind power potential to be 40 times greater than total current power consumption READ MORE »

Jul 17, 2009

Ill Wind Blows Over Storage Market

When it comes to discussing the "need" for storage to supplement intermittent wind energy, industry professionals are of two very different minds. What shape should the energy infrastructure take; more transmission, or storage. This Reuters article looks at the on-going debate. READ MORE »

Jul 16, 2009

Colorado’s PUC looks to add wind projects to meet renewable energy requirements

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission hold hearing to discuss how to pursue new wind energy projects. READ MORE »

Jul 15, 2009

Congress urged to fund more wind studies

$800 million program for wind energy research and development is proposed in Congress READ MORE »

Jul 14, 2009

Texas port attracts another wind turbine company

The Port of Corpus Christi enters into agreement with Spanish-based wind turbine manufacturer to receive wind towers. READ MORE »

Jul 13, 2009

KCC Approves New Transmission Line

ITC Great Plains to build new line between Spearville and Hays READ MORE »

Jul 8, 2009

Bloomberg: Pickens Says Texas Wind Project Won’t Be Canceled

Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens said today that he is delaying, not canceling, a $10 billion wind energy project in Texas.The Pampa project will be postponed until 2013. READ MORE »

Jul 8, 2009

NPR: Pickens postponed a plan to create the world’s largest wind farm in Texas

Pickens says that tight credit markets and the absence of transmission lines, which would carry wind energy from the turbines to the grid, made the postponement necessary. READ MORE »

Jul 8, 2009

USDA Small Wind Turbine Grants Cover 25% of All Costs - Applications due July 31, 2009

Farmers, ranchers and rural business owners have until July 31, 2009 to apply for the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. The grants provide funds to purchase and install small wind turbines (or other renewable energy systems). READ MORE »

Jun 24, 2009

KSBI News: OK Wind Energy Growing; Room to Improve

Oklahoma's Wind Industry is growing but without a Renewable Portfolio Standard manufacturing jobs will be limited. The Kaw Nation of North Central Oklahoma is looking to develop a wind farm on tribal land. READ MORE »

Jun 17, 2009

Amarillo Globe-News: Parmer eyes world’s windiest wind farm

5,000 megawatts wind farm planned for Parmer County, Texas. The "Mariah" Project, once completed, would be one of the world largest wind farms. READ MORE »

Jun 14, 2009

Texas wind farms deploy radar so birds, not feathers, can fly

Sunday news article from the Kansas City Star READ MORE »

Jun 11, 2009

Dallas Morning News: Texas takes high rankings in Pew clean energy study

Texas had more clean energy jobs than every other state except California and garnered more clean energy venture capital investment than most in 2007, according to a study by Pew Charitable Trusts. READ MORE »

Jun 11, 2009

AVALANCHE-JOURNAL: Study shows Texas among nation’s leaders in green energy economies

Texas has one of the country's largest single-state green energy economies, but other states are catching up, according to a new study by a national research group. READ MORE »

Jun 11, 2009

AMERICAN-STATESMAN: Texas a leader in creating jobs tied to clean energy, study says

Texas is one of the leading players in US clean-energy economy; state fares well in first detailed look at U.S. clean-energy economy. READ MORE »

Jun 11, 2009

The Oklahoma Legislature creates The Oklahoma Clean Energy Independence Commission.

Join our forum discussion on Oklahoma’s New Clean Energy Independence Commission. READ MORE »

Jun 9, 2009

Nebraska landowner sees school money in wind, carbon

The largest landowner in Nebraska is trying to boost revenues from its massive holdings using more than crops and cattle. READ MORE »

Jun 9, 2009

More interesting news about Nebraska’s wind

From the Nebraska Energy Office, LES, OPPD, NPPD, Nebraska Farmers Union READ MORE »

Jun 9, 2009

Bloomfield reaps benefits of alternative energy

By ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, NE) READ MORE »

Jun 5, 2009

CLEAN COAL (and Wind) AMONG THE ENERGY SECTOR WINNERS IN THE TEXAS LEGE

Tax abatements help get wind farms built. READ MORE »

Jun 1, 2009

AEP Issues for 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Resources

From the newsroom of AEP, SWEPCO's parent company READ MORE »

May 29, 2009

Is Marion County Missouri a place for wind power?

Some tri-state area residents are hoping to harness a natural resource while benefiting Northeast Missouri. READ MORE »

May 28, 2009

New turbine blades may 
aid efficiency

Purdue's cutting edge research in turbines could create more wind energy. READ MORE »

May 7, 2009

Let’s Expand State Energy Playbook

A point-of-view on the importance of wind power, from The Oklahoman READ MORE »

May 1, 2009

Wanted :: Technical Consultant for SPP

Career Opportunity :: Technical Consultant for Transmission and Markets in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) READ MORE »

Apr 28, 2009

Kansas Wind May Power Graceland

We've all heard of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) within states, directives that at least a chosen percentage of a state's electricity be provided by renewable energy sources. READ MORE »

Apr 21, 2009

Kansas wind energy company has eye on Missouri

One Kansas company wants to bring alternative energy to Missouri in a big way. KBIA's Robert Kessler has the story. READ MORE »

Apr 21, 2009

Wind Capital Group to develop Missouri’s largest wind farm

The company has announced plans to develop a $300 million, 150 megawatt (MW) wind energy project in DeKalb County, Missouri. The project, named Lost Creek, will be the largest in the state, providing 2,500 direct and indirect jobs and enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes. The project will use 100 General Electric 1.5 MW wind turbines. GE manufactures wind turbines in South Carolina and California. READ MORE »

Apr 17, 2009

Wind Capital plans Missouri’s largest wind farm

Wind Capital Group LLC will build the 150-megawatt project in DeKalb County in northwest Missouri. READ MORE »

Apr 17, 2009

Re-energizing NM: State has Plans for Stimulus Money

LAS CRUCES - Billions of federal dollars will be up for grabs in the coming months as more funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is pumped into the nation's economy. READ MORE »

Apr 16, 2009

Texas Continues to Lead Nation in Wind Power

Texas continued to add substantially to its wind power generation last year bringing online 2,671 megawatts of new capacity - a mark that ranks it above all other states READ MORE »

Apr 13, 2009

Running with the wind

Tax credits and grant programs might help you afford the purchase of a small-scale wind turbine. READ MORE »

Apr 13, 2009

How green are you? Wind energy report reflects growth

News article from the Tulsa Business Journal READ MORE »

Apr 13, 2009

Sebelius vetoes coal bill

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius kept a pledge Monday to veto a bill undercutting the capacity of state health regulators to deny Sunflower Electric Power Corp. a permit to build a large coal-fired plant. READ MORE »

Apr 10, 2009

New Renewable Energy Bill Earns Approval

SANTA FE - Homeowners and businesses may find it more affordable to install solar or other renewable energy systems under legislation signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Bill Richardson. READ MORE »

Apr 8, 2009

Study to Look for Ways to Capitalize on Nebraska’s Wind

LINCOLN - State senators plan an extensive study of hurdles to wind-energy development to capitalize on Nebraska's world-class, albeit underused, winds. READ MORE »

Apr 8, 2009

Farmers Asked to be Part of Wind Talks

NORFOLK - As wind power development legislation moves its way through the Nebraska Legislature, farmers are being urged to take part in an upcoming legislative hearing to make their concerns known about possible changes in the state's wind power energy plans. READ MORE »

Apr 8, 2009

Pickens Sees Progress in Energy

LAWRENCE — Texas oil and gas magnate T. Boone Pickens pointed with delight Wednesday at signs Congress was finally serious about developing energy policy to cure the nation’s addiction to imported oil. READ MORE »

Apr 7, 2009

Debate occurs about drilling off the East Coast.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Windmills off the East Coast could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not all, of the coal-fired power plants in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. READ MORE »

Apr 7, 2009

Could wind power replace coal? What’s stopping us from trying?

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar spoke at a public hearing in and said wind power could replace most of the power we now get from coal-fired plants. READ MORE »

Apr 7, 2009

Pickens Takes Energy Plan to UA

FAYETTEVILLE - A former wildcatter who made his fortune finding oil presented his plan for eliminating the United States' dependence on foreign fuels to a crowd of more than 750 people Monday. READ MORE »

Apr 7, 2009

Sunday editorial: Government should mandate more wind power

Steve Isirk is a dairy farmer, a former county commissioner in western Kansas — and a big supporter of renewable energy and wind farms. READ MORE »

Apr 6, 2009

Google Earth now mapping sites for renewable energy developers

Picking the right place for a massive solar power plant or wind farm is a tricky business, one that can turn natural allies into enemies. READ MORE »

Apr 1, 2009

Sadler: The Answer is in the Wind

At the turn of the 20th century, the idea of manned flight was not only a pipe dream but disproven by so-called experts. Within a generation, the airplane would transform modern warfare and modern transportation. READ MORE »

Mar 24, 2009

PUC awards wind power transmission line contracts

Wind Power Takes One Step Further To Saving Texas Consumers Billions READ MORE »

Mar 19, 2009

Transmission investment will save Texas consumers billions

A recent study conducted by the Wind Coalition shows proposed transmission improvements being considered by the Texas Public Utilities Commission will save consumers more than $3 billion annually in electric costs. READ MORE »

Mar 19, 2009

Former Representative Paul Sadler to Head the Wind Coalition

Former Texas Rep. Paul Sadler, a Democrat who served in the Texas House from 1991 to 2003, has accepted the position of executive director for the Wind Coalition, a regional trade group of wind power producers that advocates for the continued development of wind resources in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas territory and the Southwest Power Pool. READ MORE »

Mar 11, 2009

Wind Power

Editorial from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette READ MORE »

Jan 21, 2009

Utilities Favor Mandate for Renewable Power

News article from the Hutchinson News READ MORE »

Dec 11, 2008

New Mexico, Land of Windchantment

New Mexico, nicknamed the Land of Enchantment, is rapidly becoming the "Land of Windchantment." There is a veritable wind land rush taking place in the state, with a plethora of wind developers signing wind power leases with ranchers across the eastern plains. READ MORE »

Oct 17, 2008

Kansas Has Potential for Wind Jobs

A news article from the Salina Journal READ MORE »

Jul 17, 2008

Texas OKs Big-Bucks Wind Power Project

A special news report from CNBC.com READ MORE »

Feb 22, 2007

WIRED: Inherit the wind

The Gulf Coast is littered with the carcasses of unused oil equipment. Now those structures are being repurposed to build the first offshore wind farm in the United States. READ MORE »