Wind Power to the South: AEP Contracts to Lower Electricity Costs
In a series of deals the investor-owned utility says is good for consumers’ wallets, American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) recently signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of capacity from wind projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Wind Power to the South: AEP Contracts to Lower Electricity Costs
Executive Roundtable: The Future of Utility-Scale Renewables
Renewable energy in the United States is at a crossroads. With several federal tax grants set to expire by the end of 2012, utilities are trying to decide if the falling prices of solar and wind technology makes renewable energy competitive enough to invest in despite vanishing federal aid.
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Project Roundup: Slew of Wind Projects Go Online
With developers having made their final end-of-year push through the last day of December, the January ritual of announcements concerning new projects entering commercial operation and new PPAs kicking in continued this week.
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Project Roundup: Slew of Wind Projects Go Online