Shay Totten

SOLAR: Iowa taxpayers could save $375 million over the life of solar projects installed at county facilities and school districts, the state’s auditor reports. (Iowa Capital Dispatch) ALSO: • Developers of a planned 108 MW solar project in central Ohio say the project would deliver local economic benefits and have limited impact on neighbors. (Newark […]

Southeast Energy News

March 01 2021

Texas utilities falter in wake of winter storm and price spikes

UTILITIES: The oldest and largest power cooperative in Texas files for bankruptcy after receiving a nearly $2 billion bill from the state grid operator. (Reuters) ALSO: • Customers of another Texas utility are moved to other providers after the state grid operator revokes its right to operate over missed payments. (Texas Tribune) • San Antonio’s […]

Northeast Energy News

March 01 2021

Wind turbine startup thinks small in Vermont

WIND: A startup champions a smaller-scale wind turbine in Vermont that it hopes would encounter less public objection than large utility scale machines. (Energy News Network) ALSO: The developer of an offshore wind farm in Maryland delays the project a second time due to the lack of a land-based connection and now estimates completion in […]

Western Energy News

March 01 2021

Wyoming coal mines could be destination for used wind turbine blades

WIND: A Wyoming bill would allow used wind turbine blades to be buried in former coal mines as part of the reclamation process. (Associated Press) ALSO: Federal wildlife authorities are to help Oregon-based renewables developer Avangrid breed California condors in captivity, aiming to replace those that are killed by wind turbines. (Los Angeles Times) PUBLIC […]

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By Shay Totten