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August 25, 2010
Smart Grid Project Will Let Wind Farms 'Talk' to Appliances

The Bonneville Power Administration and Mason County Public Utility District Number 3 announced this month that they are partnering on a smart grid pilot project to help manage the electricity grid and use wind power more effectively. 

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August 19, 2010
Duke Energy Changes Focus of Coastal Wind Demonstration Project with UNC

Duke Energy Carolinas will no longer pursue a plan to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound.
 

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July 30, 2010
Oklahoma Gas & Electric's 'Crossroads' Wind Farm Receives Regulatory Approval

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a settlement agreement reached by all the parties to the OG&E's application to build and operate a new wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma.

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July 28, 2010
Wind Power Installations Drop Significantly in Second Quarter

The American Wind Energy Association has announced that with only 700 MW added in the second quarter of 2010, wind power installations to date this year have dropped by 57% and 71% from 2008 and 2009 levels, respectively.

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June 17, 2010
NREL to Partner with University of Delaware on Offshore Wind Research

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Delaware will work to facilitate the potential establishment of a test site for commercial wind turbines off the Delaware coast.

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June 6, 2010
Energy Accounting: Can we use “embodied energy” to evaluate solar, wind and other alternative resources?

In the 1970s the utility industry was briefly abuzz with the notion of “Energy Accounting” - a concept that analyzes the overall impact of a particular energy resource on our planet’s available energy. Maybe it’s time for a fresh look at this approach.  

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May 26, 2010
After Record-Breaking 2009, U.S. Wind Markets Face a Growth-Constrained 2010

Following a record-breaking year of capacity additions in 2009—with 9.8 GW of wind projects installed—the U.S. wind market finds itself confronting a growth-constrained 2010 and a near-term market landscape wrought with increased competition.

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May 17, 2010
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Approves Contract for Kahuku Wind Energy Project

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement between Kahuku Wind Power and Hawaiian Electric Company for the utility to purchase renewable energy to be produced by the 30 megawatt (MW) wind energy project to be constructed on Oahu’s North Shore

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May 3, 2010
New Report Disputes Job, Cost Forecasts Behind Proposed Alternative Energy Legislation in PA

The Pennsylvania Coal Association has said a new economic analysis absolutely refutes the jobs and cost assumptions being touted to defend higher alternative energy portfolio standards proposed originally in PA House Bill 80 and now in PA House Bill 2405.
 

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April 28, 2010
U.S. Government Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today approved the Cape Wind renewable energy project on federal submerged lands in Nantucket Sound, but will require the developer of the $1 billion wind farm to agree to additional binding measures to minimize the potential adverse impacts of construction and operation of the facility. 
 

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