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Opinion: The US needs a national clean-energy standard

The US should adopt a national clean-energy standard as a means to curb greenhouse gas emissions and give states flexibility to encourage the use of low-emitting energy sources, write Justin Gillis and Jameson McBride. If Congress can't pass such a standard, they argue, then advocates must turn to states for support as they have more control over the electrical grid anyway.

The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/14)

LEEDCo exec: Offshore wind is coming to freshwater lakes

The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp.'s Icebreaker offshore wind pilot proposed for Lake Erie has the potential to change the way people think about energy production in freshwater lakes, says LEEDCo Vice President of Operations David Karpinski. "People everywhere want cleaner and more reliable and cheaper energy, and this project will show the value of doing that in the Great Lakes," he says.

Scientific American online (8/14)

N.M. joins in American Wind Week festivities

Mesalands Community College and the Grady Wind project in New Mexico joined in last week's American Wind Week celebration by hosting open houses and tours. The American Wind Energy Association says the state has 17 wind farms with 1,005 turbines under various stages of development.

Quay County Sun (Tucumcari, N.M.) (8/15)

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Project Focus

Seventus scoops up 235-MW wind complex in Mont.

Seventus has purchased Gaelectric's 235-megawatt Jawbone Wind Projects in Montana. The first phase will feature 38 S111 turbines from Suzlon for a total capacity of 80 MW and will likely break ground in 2019.

North American Windpower online (8/14)

Pattern, partner acquire 147-MW project in Canada

Pattern Energy and Canadian pension fund Public Sector Pension Investment Board have purchased the 147-megawatt Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind project outside Quebec City. Pattern Energy will own a 51% stake in the wind farm.

North American Windpower online (8/14)

Operations & Maintenance

TerraForm taps GE Renewable to optimize North American assets

TerraForm Power has contracted GE Renewable Energy to remotely monitor and optimize its 1.6-gigawatt installed wind capacity in North America. "This agreement with TerraForm is a great example of how we can combine GE's unmatched onshore equipment and services experiences to create the right solutions for our customers," said GE General Manager of Onshore Wind for the Americas Vikas Anand.

ReNews (UK) (8/14)

Clobotics raises $11M to expand wind-AI offerings

Clobotics has raised $11 million to expand its footprint in the US and to further incorporate artificial intelligence and other digital technologies into the wind turbine inspection project. Clobotics Smart Wind uses AI-equipped software and drones to monitor wind turbines in real-time.

VentureBeat (8/15)

Economy, Energy & Trends

WindEurope CEO: Wind firms, grid operators must work together

Wind firms, renewable energy companies and grid operators in Europe must collaborate to develop the transmission infrastructure needed to support growing generation from renewables, writes WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson. "To deliver an adequate grid in Europe and further reduce system costs, the extension of electricity infrastructure needs to be done in a smarter way," he writes.

CleanTechnica (8/14)

Policy Watch

N.D. should get more wind revenue, says lawmaker

The state of North Dakota should share a portion of the tax revenue paid by wind companies, rather than directing it all to the counties where projects are located, says state Rep. Mike Brandenburg. He is expected to introduce a bill in January that would redistribute one-third of the state's wind revenue.

The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.) (8/14)

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Why I Publish This Blog:

"One thing that many people do not realize is that states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
and Michigan are sitting on a gold mine of wind energy potential. Or, more properly, next to the mine.
The Great Lakes are probably the area in the USA with the third largest inland wind energy potential.
Think of just the nickname for Chicago. "The Windy City". Milwaukee is even windier, I can tell you.
Why? Because they sit on the edge of a great flat area where there is both a land-water temperature
differential, and a large flat expanse of water that is comparably shallow.
Oilrigs certainly operate in deeper waters. And you won't have to construct transmission lines all the
way from the plains of Montana to put it to use.

The Great Lakes area has an opportunity to get the jump on wind energy's future, if that fact is
recognized and exploited. Wind energy means jobs for construction and maintenance workers, thousands
of them. Wind energy means leasing rights and extra money for family farmers struggling to make it on
agriculture alone. In most cases farmers can grow crops right up to the base of a windmill. The land
footprint has a small impact on total farm acreage. Wind energy also means freedom from fluctuating
fuel prices. Wind is free. The cost of a barrel of polluting oil can be raised or lowered drastically
based on fears or political whims. The potential gains are enormous. We've all seen the flow of good
manufacturing jobs out of the area. Well, they can't tell the wind to blow in another country so it's
more "convenient" or cheaper to produce. The wind is perfectly happy to whip up opportunities for us
right around here. Most of all, because we here in the Great Lakes region have the potential to have
a huge positive impact on U.S. energy industry emissions' contribution to global warming."