The Empire District Electric Co., a Joplin, Mo.-headquartered utility, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Cloud County Wind Farm LLC, owned by Houston-based [read more]
Gov. Matt Blunt, R-Mo., has signed legislation to decrease pollution from energy production by encouraging an increase in the use of renewable energy from sources [read more]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Partnership in Massachusetts and the Lone Star Wind Alliance in Texas to each [read more]
GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, has invested in three Noble Environmental Power windparks - all located in New York state - that [read more]
The California Energy Commission has introduced the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS), a renewable energy registry and tracking system for electricity generation. WREGIS [read more]
The boards of Spain-headquartered electric utility and wind power developer Iberdrola S.A. and Energy East Corporation, a regional utility company with offices in Albany, N.Y., [read more]
At its annual general meeting, Germany-based turbine manufacturer REpower Systems AG named Tulsi R. Tanti chairman of the supervisory board. Tanti, who is also chairman [read more]
LM Glasfiber, a Denmark-headquartered manufacturer of fiberglass blades, has announced plans to open a global business office in Amsterdam, Netherlands by September 2007. The office [read more]
Governor Edward G. Rendell, D-Pa., praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for overwhelmingly approving two major components of his Energy Independence Strategy.According to the governor's [read more]
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has named Scott Flake manager of power generation. In this position, Flake will oversee the operation of the utility's [read more]
Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson, D.-N.Y., has announced the appointment of 16 members to New York's Renewable Energy Task Force. Under Paterson's leadership, the Task [read more]
The U.S. Senate has passed Amendment #1609, an energy transmission infrastructure amendment to the recently passed energy bill. (See "Renewable Energy Tax Package Removed From [read more]
Research and Markets, an international market research firm, has issued a report entitled "Green Energy in the US: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth and Future Outlook." [read more]
Newton, Mass.-based UPC Wind has delivered a progress update on its Mars Hill Wind Farm, which began commercial operations in March. According to the company, [read more]
By a vote of 65-27, the U.S. Senate passed S.6, the National Energy and Environmental Security Act of 2007, which includes a mandated increase in [read more]