Navigant Finds PTC Extension Will Create and Save 54,000 Jobs; Expiration Will Kill 37,000 Jobs

A new study released this week finds that with stable tax policy the wind industry can create and save 54,000 American jobs in the next four years, including growing the wind manufacturing sector by one third to 46,000 American manufacturing jobs. This will keep the wind sector on track toward supporting... Read More

OwnEnergy Project Sale to NextEra Epitomizes Community Wind

Community wind company OwnEnergy has closed a transaction for NextEra Energy Resources to acquire, construct and operate the Blackwell Wind Farm, an Oklahoma project developed by OwnEnergy and slated to be completed by the end of next year. Read more: OwnEnergy Project Sale to NextEra Epitomizes Community... Read More

Wind Wins: FERC Rules BPA Curtailment of Wind Power "Discriminatory"

In May 2011, after record snowmelt caused a surge in cheap hydropower for Bonneville Power Association (BPA), the utility made a bold move and decided that it would not accept wind power from wind farms with which it had signed power purchase agreements. The rest is here:  Wind Wins: FERC Rules BPA... Read More

GOP Strategy on Renewables: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Arnold Schwarzenegger has always held an uncomfortable place in the Republican Party. His ascent from the silver screen to the Sacramento hot seat at first seemed Regeanesque. But these days, he’s seen by many in his party as a traitor, as much for his personal failings as his inability to stay... Read More

Asia Report: Mixed Signals Over Emissions

Even as renewable capacity surges ahead despite a down global economy, this past weekend brought a sobering reminder that market forces continue to pull the world toward carbon emissions — and not away from them. See more here: Asia Report: Mixed Signals Over Emissions  Read More →

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