Wind to Power Ames and Iowa State University
December 29, 2009 by Suzanne Bopp · 3 Comments
In January, the city of Ames and Iowa State University will start buying wind-generated electricity from a farm near Zearing. The NextEra Energy farm has 100-turbines and a 150 MW capacity.
According to officials, the plan is to buy enough wind power to supply 30 MW of output for Ames and six MW for [...]
First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm May Be in Rhode Island
December 12, 2009 by Suzanne Bopp · Leave a Comment
A Rhode Island wind farm project made a deal this week to sell the power it will produce on what could be the country’s first offshore wind farm.
Deepwater Wind, a privately held company, forged a 20-year power purchase agreement, to sell electricity from up to 8 turbines to National Grid.
The Block Island Wind Farm [...]
Cape Cod Wind Project Gets One Step Closer
December 8, 2009 by Suzanne Bopp · Leave a Comment
The controversy-ridden 130-turbine wind farm planned for Nantucket Sound may have a customer for the electricity it would generate: New England’s biggest utility, National Grid USA, has announced it will negotiate to buy Cape Wind’s future electricity. If a deal is made, that could help convince investors to back the $1-billion project.
The offshore wind [...]
