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News & Announcements
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y., May 12, 2008 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Victor Abate, Vice President-Renewables for GE Energy, today released the following statement supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's call for wind energy to meet 20% of U.S. electricity consumption by the year 2030:
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Wind power is capable of becoming a major contributor to America's electricity supply over the next three decades, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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GE Energy - May 12, 2008
Victor Abate, Vice President-Renewables for GE Energy, today released the following statement supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s call for wind energy to meet 20% of U.S. electricity consumption by the year 2030:
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May 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Paul Hammel Omaha World-Herald, Neb.
For 35 years, Bruce Lemke has tilled the high hills of extreme northeast Nebraska to reap corn and beans. Now he's among a couple of handfuls of farmers being given the opportunity to harvest a new crop -- wind.
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May 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Walter Griffin Bangor Daily News, Maine
Barring any legal challenges, installation of the Beaver Ridge wind turbines could begin this summer.
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May 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ross Courtney Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.
About 300 people showed up Thursday to dedicate Klickitat County's second major wind farm. The White Creek Wind Project is a 205-megawatt wind farm about 12 miles south of Bickleton.
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May 09 - Datamonitor
ScottishPower Renewables and its partner Eurus Energy have announced that they are seeking to re-energize Llandinam windfarm in Powys, mid-Wales, UK.
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 09, 2008 -- BUSINESS WIRE
IBERDROLA RENEWABLES has signed a contract with General Electric for the supply of turbines with a total capacity of 300 megawatts (MW). The total investment related to development of this wind capacity will total approximately EUR 430 million.
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May 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jason Kuiper Omaha World-Herald, Neb.
A "green" project may be popping up out of the green fields of northeastern Pottawattamie County this summer.
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May 10 - The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Now that Noxen Township's wind ordinance has been approved, BP Alternative Energy is publicly pushing for a wind park in Wyoming County.
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A national Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) once again failed in the U.S. Congress late last year when it was removed from a comprehensive energy bill that passed at the end of the session. The House of Representatives had passed its version of the energy bill that included a requirement for most U.S. utilities to acquire 15% of their energy from sources like wind and solar energy.
On February 26, 2008, a drop in frequency on Texas's transmission grid caused the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to put in place an Emergency Electric Curtailment Plan. The event was reported in some media outlets as having been caused by a sudden drop in output from wind projects.
