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Why Scheduling Is Important For Wind-Farm Profitability

on 27 Oct 2011 by ABB Inc.

The date on which the first profitable power flows from a new wind farm has a special place on construction schedules. It marks the end [read more]

South Dakota Puts
Incentives To Work For Wind

Vol 3. | Issue 1. | March 2008

on 29 Feb 2008 by Jennifer Delony

Ranked fourth in overall wind generation potential for U.S. states by the American Wind Energy Association, South Dakota has yet to break the 100 [read more]

BPL Repositions Grid
Solutions Through Acquisition

Vol 2. | Issue 12. | February 2008

on 30 Jan 2008 by Jennifer Delony

Editor's Note: In 2008, NAW will deliver insightful news and analysis about the integration of renewable resources on the power grid [read more]

Utilities Turn To A "Power Prepay" For White Creek

Vol 2. | Issue 11. | January 2008

on 03 Jan 2008 by Jennifer Delony

Construction of the 205 MW White Creek Wind Project in Klickitat County, Wash., was completed at the end of November 2007, ahead of schedule and [read more]

Quebec Reserves 500 MW
"For The Regions"

Vol 2. | Issue 10. | December 2007

on 01 Dec 2007 by Jennifer Delony

In September, Hydro-Quebec released the details of 66 wind energy facility proposals submitted in response to a 2,000 MW request for proposals (RFPs). With [read more]

Utilities Grapple With Green Marketing

Vol 2. | Issue 9. | November 2007

on 01 Nov 2007 by Jennifer Delony

Utility green pricing programs (GPPs) have become an increasingly familiar offering across the U.S., but many utilities still have chosen not to launch a GPP, [read more]

Nova Scotia Supports Industry With Wind Maps And Approval Guidelines

Vol 2. | Issue 8. | October 2007

on 01 Oct 2007 by Jennifer Delony

The Nova Scotia Department of Energy (NSDOE), in conjunction with researchers from Universite de Moncton and the Applied Geomatics Research Group at Nova Scotia Community [read more]

Wind Power Seeks Place In Coal-Powered Kentucky

Vol 2. | Issue 7. | September 2007

on 01 Sep 2007 by Jennifer Delony

The predominantly coal-powered Commonwealth of Kentucky currently has no operational utility-scale wind farms. The Department of Energy (DOE) reports on its Energy Efficiency and Renewable [read more]

Audubon Maintains Conditional Support For Wind Power

Vol 2. | Issue 6. | August 2007

on 01 Aug 2007 by Jennifer Delony

The Maine chapter of the National Audubon Society (NAS) has withdrawn its request to intervene in a Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) hearing for [read more]

WINDPOWER 2007 Delivers Road Map For 20x’30 Vision

Vol 2. | Issue 5. | July 2007

on 01 Jul 2007 by Jennifer Delony

The American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2007 conference in early June provided the association with a platform to delineate both the extensive growth of [read more]