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DTE Energy Seeks Renewable Energy Agreements

on 25 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Detroit-based DTE Energy, the parent company of the electric utility Detroit Edison, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase Michigan-based renewable energy for [read more]

California ISO Transmission Plan To Enhance Grid

on 25 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO), a nonprofit organization that manages California's wholesale power grid, has introduced its new transmission plan to keep [read more]

AEP, MidAmerican Form Transmission Joint Venture

on 24 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) and Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. will form a joint venture as Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT) [read more]

Windtec Licenses Wind Energy System To ZELRI

on 24 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Windtec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westborough, Mass.-headquartered American Superconductor Corporation, has sold a license for its 1.65 MW Model WT1650 wind energy system to [read more]

AWS Truewind Relocates

on 23 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

In order to accommodate recent growth, AWS Truewind will move its operations to a new building as of January 30. According to the company, the [read more]

AWEA Report: Wind Power Capacity Increased 27% in 2006

on 23 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

According to a market forecast prepared by the American Wind Energy Association, wind power generating capacity increased 27% to 11,603 MW in 2006 and is [read more]

Commerce Energy Provides Wind Power To Texas and Maryland

on 23 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Commerce Energy Group Inc., a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based electricity and natural gas marketing company, has begun offering electricity generated by wind in its 100% Wind [read more]

Wyoming Resort Offsets 100% Of Its Electricity With Renewable Energy

on 23 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Teton Village, Wyo.-based Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) recently committed to purchase renewable energy credits that will offset 100% of its energy usage starting June [read more]

New Brunswick Power Agrees To Purchase Wind Energy

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Calgary, Alberta-headquartered TransAlta Corp., a generator of electricity from a variety of sources, including renewable energy, has entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement with [read more]

Minnesota Power Will Purchase Power From Proposed Wind Farm

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Minnesota Power, an electricity provider headquartered in Duluth, Minn., plans to sign a long-term power purchase agreement for all of the energy generated from a [read more]

Interstate Power And Light Co. Will Sell Transmission Assets To ITC Midwest

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Interstate Power and Light Co. (IP&L), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corp., has agreed to sell its transmission assets located in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois [read more]

China Plans To Surpass Its Wind Energy Goal For 2010

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

According to officials from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), China plans to more than triple its wind power generation capacity by 2010.The Chinese market [read more]

Massachusetts Joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Governor Deval Patrick, D-Mass., recently signed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in an effort to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and tackle global climate [read more]

Bill S.317 Receives Support From Electricity Providers

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

A bill introduced by Senators Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and Thomas Carper, D-Del., that would establish a national program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the [read more]

Wind Power To Benefit From Canadian ecoEnergy Initiative

on 22 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the Canadian federal government's support for the development of 4,000 MW of renewable energy capacity under its new [read more]