Wall Street Journal By Cassandra Sweet Dec. 16, 2015 Solar and wind companies scored a major victory when U.S. lawmakers voted to extend lucrative federal subsidies for renewable energy late Tuesday night. The tax credits for new power projects fueled by wind turbines and solar panels have been key to the rapid expansion of renewable […]
Solar, WindVox December 22, 2014 Back in the 1990s, wind turbines were a rare sight in the United States — and sprawling wind farms even rarer. Things changed considerably in the years since. Thanks to a series of tax credits from Congress and renewable-energy mandates from the states, wind power expanded at a torrid pace. Last […]
REEBA, WindThe New York Times By DIANE CARDWELL November 23, 2014 For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity from wind and […]
REEBA, Solar, WindThe New York Times By DIANE CARDWELL November 23, 2014 For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity from wind and solar […]
REEBA, Solar, The New York TImes, WindHartfordBusiness.com Norm Bell June 23, 2014 Wind power will play an increasing role in the U.S., likely supplying more than a third of the nation’s energy needs by 2050, according to a new analysis being readied by the federal Department of Energy, but Connecticut isn’t likely to be a major industry player. The federal government’s […]
HBJ, WindHartfordBusiness.com Arpil 22, 2014 The General Assembly’s Regulation Review Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved regulations that held up the construction of wind turbines in Connecticut since 2011. The vote paves the way for Texas-based Pioneer Green Energy to apply to build a 10-12 megawatt wind farm in Ashford and Union. Melanie Bachman, acting executive director […]
HBJ, WindHartfordBusiness.com April 21, 2014 By Brad Kane Key legislative leaders and energy officials have reached a tentative agreement to lift the state’s three-year ban on wind turbine development, just in time for a northeast Connecticut project to move forward. And the Kumbaya moment probably will fall on Earth Day. The ban likely will be lifted […]
HBJ, WindHartfordBusiness.com April 1, 2014 Connecticut’s three-year moratorium on construction of new wind turbines could be lifted by the end of April, if legislators approve regulations on the structures. The Connecticut Siting Council has proposed new regulations that are legally required to lift the ban on turbines first imposed in June 2011. The proposal must be […]
HBJ, WindHartfordBusiness.com January 10, 2014 In a study that UConn says is the first of its kind, researchers at the college and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found no evidence that wind turbines have negative effects on nearby property values or home sales. Researchers analyzed more than 122,000 Massachusetts home sales within five miles of current […]
WindHartfordBusiness.com By: Brad Kane/Matt Pilon A New York solar company has sued Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty over what it argues was an invalid process that led to the awarding of more than $1 billion worth of wholesale renewable energy contracts in September. Allco Finance Ltd. was one of a number […]
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