A proposed high-voltage transmission line that had come under fire from Central Texas landowners will be rerouted, the Public Utility Commission reaffirmed on Friday. The “Bluff Creek to Brown” transmission line — a major transmission project for wind energy that terminates just south of Abilene — originally would have sliced through 10 private rural ranches [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )The Texas Senate just approved one of the largest subsidy programs for solar power in the United States. The program mandates a 60% increase in alternative energy from sources other than wind over the next five years. The program is expected to result in an additional 200-500 megawatts of solar power in the State of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )NRG Energy, Inc. has completed construction on its second wind farm, the 122-megawatt (MW) Elbow Creek Wind Project in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas. The wind farm, was developed by NRG subsidiary Padoma Wind Power LLC, and is being dispatched by NRG Texas. The Elbow Creek Wind Project consists of 53 Siemens wind [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )National Wind Solutions, Inc. announced today a Letter of Intent to lease 210 acres of land in Central Texas for a major new wind power project. The Agreement gives the Company access to land for the development of a 30 Mwh wind farm. Once completed the wind farm is expected to generate over $60 [...]
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