| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Utility Exemption Removed From Wind PTC Provision |
| on 22 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Bellevue, Wash.-based utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., recently worked together to adjust how the U.S. Department of the Treasury interprets [read more] |
| SkyPower Expands Development Operations In The U.S. |
| on 21 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Toronto-based SkyPower, a Lehman Brothers company, is expanding its operations in the U.S. as part of a strategy to continue growing its portfolio of renewable [read more] |
| Texas Public Utility Commission Authorizes New Transmission Lines |
| on 18 Jul 2008 by Jennifer Delony |
| The Texas Public Utility Commission has authorized nearly $5 billion of new transmission lines that will carry wind-generated electricity from West Texas and the Panhandle [read more] |
| Al Gore: Wind Is Part Of Complete Shift In U.S. Electricity Generation |
| on 18 Jul 2008 by Jennifer Delony |
| Former Vice President Al Gore has challenged the United States to shift its entire electricity sector to wind, solar and geothermal power within 10 years. [read more] |
| NGE Launching Renewable Investment Program |
| on 17 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Boston-based New Generation Energy (NGE), a nonprofit organization that aims to directly support community-based alternative energy projects, has announced that it will be launching the [read more] |
| N.Y. AG Launches Investigation of Two Wind Companies |
| on 16 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has launched an investigation of two companies developing and operating wind farms across New York state, amid allegations of improper [read more] |
| California ISO Gains FERC Approval For Clearing Queue Backlog |
| on 16 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order granting the California Independent System Operator Corp. (CalISO) permission to launch the first part of [read more] |
| Joint Venture To Bring New Transmission To Oklahoma |
| on 16 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Electric Transmission America (ETA), a joint venture of American Electric Power (AEP) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings, has formed a joint-venture company with OGE Energy Corp. [read more] |
| A-Power Expands Cooperation With Fuhrlander |
| on 14 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with Fuhrlander AG that gives A-Power the right to produce Fuhrlander's 600 kW to 2.7 [read more] |
| California ISO Board Approves Generation Queue Reforms |
| on 11 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) board of governors has approved a process that will accelerate the development of generation needed to meet [read more] |
| Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources |
| on 10 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Research revealing ocean areas where winds could produce wind energy has been published in Geophysical Research Letters, funded by NASA's Earth Science Division, which works [read more] |
| Mesa Power Founder Unveils "Pickens Plan" |
| on 09 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Mesa Power founder Boone Pickens has launched a bipartisan public policy campaign on energy designed to address the country's dependence on foreign oil. Pickens [read more] |
| ERCOT Completes Test Run of Nodal Real-Time Market |
| on 08 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Electric Reliability Council of Texas, grid operator for most of the state, recently completed a live run of its pending nodal real-time market. ERCOT says [read more] |
| Finavera Negotiates Financing For Four B.C. Projects |
| on 08 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Vancouver. B.C.-based Finavera Renewables Inc. has entered into discussions with a potential corporate investor, and has received a nonbinding indicative financing proposal from such investor, [read more] |
| Goldwater Institute Challenges APS Rate Charge |
| on 07 Jul 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The Goldwater Institute, a research and litigation organization based in Phoenix, has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to strike down renewable energy regulations imposed by [read more] |
