EnergyCommentary
Why Wind Energy Is Not Going to Meet All Our Energy Needs
The Department of Energy released its annual Wind Technologies Market Report last week, and the headline is roughly the same as years past: wind is… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Time to End the Production Tax Credit Once and For All
If we want to build a healthier American economy, Congress must stop supporting special interests at the expense of our nation’s economic potential. The Production… Read More
EnergyNews
With Potential Collapse of Major Project, Offshore Wind Projects Still Offline
The potential collapse of a controversial project off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., is blowing some doubt around the future of offshore wind energy… Read More
EnergyNews
California Has 15 Years to Hit a 50% Renewable Energy Goal. Will It Happen?
California Gov. Jerry Brown has set an ambitious new energy goal: getting the most populous state in the nation to derive 50 percent of its… Read More
EnergyNews
Blowback! Minnesota Wind Developer Takes on Opponents’ ‘Vendetta’
CORNISH TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Developers of a proposed 10-turbine wind farm that has come under fire from dozens of residents have denied alleged permit violations and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why Is the Federal Government Doling Out Billions to the Wind Industry?
A generous taxpayer-funded handout for the wind industry expired at the end of 2013—but it’s not going to the grave quietly. Congress could give the… Read More
News
Lawmakers, Lobbyists Eye ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies in Lame-Duck Congress
As the lame-duck Congress limps to the finish line, billions of dollars in federal energy subsidies could be up for grabs. The perennial procrastination has solar… Read More
EnergyNews
Minnesota Wind-Solar Mandate Would Mean Costly Grid Upgrade
A new report released by the Minnesota Commerce Department lays the technical groundwork for ramping up one of the nation’s highest state renewable energy mandates… Read More
EnergyNews
Citizens Want State to Revoke Permit for Wind Project
CORNISH TOWNSHIP, Minn.—How long is too long? About six years and counting, in the view of dozens of rural residents fighting a proposed 1,600-acre, 10-turbine… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Wind Industry Admits It Needs Handout to Compete
One of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers let loose a bit of truth and self-admission to the Financial Times: We still need help, and… Read More
