More prairie wind power Basin Electric is moving into wind power in a significant way, having completed the $250 million, 120 MW PrairieWinds project in North Dakota-the largest wind farm in the U.S. owned solely by a co-op-and another wind project starting construction later this year in South Dakota. By Paul MacDonald At times, the [...]
President’s Call for Energy Security Can Have a Different Outcome This Time A national conversation on America’s energy security could not be more timely and President Obama has taken a leadership role. The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “We don’t need any more wake-up calls [...]
Long Term tax policies can help keep U.S. #1 in wind power Victor Abate, Vice President, Renewable Energy, GE Energy In 2008, the United States became the leading global installer of renewable energy technologies. However, there remains a strong and urgent need for continued, innovative tax policy related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. Also [...]
OwnEnergy Inc. has found a market niche in wind power, specializing in partnering with local entrepreneurs to move community wind power projects along the development curve. It currently has a pipeline of 26 wind projects, representing some $3 billion of total potential investment in rural communities in the U.S. By Paul MacDonald OwnEnergy CEO [...]
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