AEP SWEPCO Signs Wind Power Purchase Agreements for 359 Megawatts

January 27th, 2012

SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP – News) subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 …
it should be interested what change will this make

Boom in wind power may be headed for a bust

January 27th, 2012

Bustling Texas, with 857 megawatts of generation being installed this year, could see activity fizzle if a federal tax credit isn't extended.
how does this impact my state

Research and Markets: European Wind Energy Markets

January 27th, 2012

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Wind Energy Ma
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U.S. Wind-Turbine Installations Rose 31% in 2011, AWEA Says

January 27th, 2012

Developers installed wind turbines with capacity of 6,810 megawatts in the U.S. last year, 31 percent more than in 2010, as they rushed to qualify for a federal-tax grant that expired last month, according to an industry group.
this is so true

UK paid £13 million to turn off wind farms in 2011

January 27th, 2012

LONDON (Reuters) – Electricity network operator National Grid paid 12.8 million pounds to wind farm operators last year to compensate them for switching off their turbines when the grid was overloaded during stormy days, data showed Wednesday. The highest sum paid on a single day last year was 1.7 million pounds as 14 wind farm owners were compensated on September 11 for switching off a total of …
thats funny

Founder of wind firm steps down

January 27th, 2012

The founder of offshore wind company SeaEnergy is to step down, following a change in the firm's strategic focus.
if people only knew

The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico

January 27th, 2012

Green energy's big success is a rude awakening in the isthmus of Mexico.
does anyone know the real story

Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?

January 27th, 2012

In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.
wonder what this really means

Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Completion and Start-Up of Community Wind Farm Project for Gundersen Health System

January 27th, 2012

PIPESTONE, Minn., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL.OB – News), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the official commercial start-up and operation of the two turbine project …
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NaiKun Wind Releases Year-End Financial Results

January 27th, 2012

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA– – NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. today announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2011, a fiscal period during which the Company continued forwarding the NaiKun Wind Project while reducing the Company's operating costs as compared to the previous year. …
does anyone know when this will take effect