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House, Senate Approve Energy Bill For Ohio
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With a 92-0 House vote and 32-0 Senate vote, the Ohio Legislature has passed an energy policy bill (Senate Bill 221) designed to protect consumers from rate increases that could have occurred with the expiration of the state's electric utility rate stabilization plans at the end of this year. In [read more]
enXco Signs Power Purchase Agreement With IPL
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EDF Energies Nouvelles subsidiary enXco and Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) have entered into a power purchase agreement for a 100 MW wind facility to be built in Union and Gilboa townships in Benton County, Ind. enXco will own and operate the Hoosier Wind Project while IPL will purchase the [read more]
Broadwind Energy To Acquire Badger Transport
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Broadwind Energy Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Badger Transport Inc., a heavy hauler based in Clintonville, Wis. Broadwind expects to complete the acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, during the second quarter of the year. The company transports oversized and overweight loads throughout the U.S. [read more]
Raycap Develops Customizable Mounting Configurations
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Raycap Inc., a manufacturer of advanced transient voltage surge suppression modules, has developed customized mounting configurations and integration kits for its Strikesorb surge protection devices, which can provide uninterrupted protection from successive surges up to 200kA without requiring maintenance. The Strikesorb customizable mounting and integration kits feature [read more]
Bullfrog Power Now Available To All Ontarians
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Bullfrog Power, a Canadian provider of 100% green electricity, has announced the expansion of its service to all Ontario residences. Bullfrog's green power is sourced from EcoLogo-certified wind and low-impact water power generators. With the new service, customers continue to pay their base electricity costs through their existing payment channel [read more]
Superior Plant Services Purchased By Actuant
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Actuant Corp. has completed the purchase of Superior Plant Services LLC (SPS) in a deal worth $57 million. The Actuant businesses provide branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies and position motion control systems SPS will be managed in part with Hydratight, one of the businesses comprising Actuant's industrial [read more]
Broadwind Energy Raises $100M In Equity Financing
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Broadwind Energy Inc. has entered into definitive agreements to raise approximately $100 million through the direct sale of common stock to investment funds managed by Tontine Associates LLC. In addition, Broadwind has entered a non-binding letter of intent with a strategic partner for additional financing. The agreement will be announced [read more]
PSC Determines Wind Rate
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Montana's Public Service Commission (PSC), with a 4-to-1 vote, has determined that Northwestern Energy (NWE) can charge the Montana wind project Two Dot Wind (TDW) up to $5.65 per MWh for integrating wind-generated power into the company's system. The integration rate is then subtracted from the amount NWE would otherwise [read more]
Zoning Commission Approves Idaho Wind Farm
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The Bingham County Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) has approved a special-use permit for the Goshen South wind farm. The permit gives Ridgeline Energy approval to build 150 wind turbines on leased land in Bingham County, Idaho. The wind farm will have the capability to generate up to 450 MW [read more]
Vision-Ease Lens Converts To Renewable Energy Use
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Vision-Ease Lens (VEL), a manufacturer of eyeglass lenses, is reducing its carbon footprint through the purchase of enough wind energy to run its facility in Ramsey, Minn. "Manufacturers have a responsibility to offer a better option for eco-minded consumers," says Doug Hepper, president and CEO of VEL. "Reducing Vision-Ease Lens' [read more]
Oil/Gas Service Provider Commits To Carbon Offsets
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Global Energy Services Ltd., a provider of production services and communications solutions for the oil and gas industry, has formed an agreement with Canadian carbon offsets provider Offsetters Climate Neutral Society to purchase offsets for 100% of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Global's oilfield communication product line. Farhan Farshori, [read more]
NTR Makes $150M Investment In Wind Capital Group
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NTR plc, an international developer and operator in renewable energy and sustainable waste management, has made an investment of $150 million in wind energy developer Wind Capital Group (WCG). NTR also signed an agreement for the supply of 150 MW of GE wind turbines on behalf of WCG for delivery [read more]
Kansas Utility Endorses RPS Ballot Initiative
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Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Inc., has officially endorsed an effort by the group Missourians for Cleaner Cheaper Energy to put a proposal for a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) on the public ballot in November. "Our endorsement of the renewable energy initiative proposal [read more]
NPPD Seals PPA For 42 MW Crofton Hills Project
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The Nebraska Public Power District (NPDD) and Crofton Hills Wind Farm have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will result in the construction of a wind farm near Crofton, Neb. The 42 MW Crofton Hills Wind Farm will be operational in 2009. NPPD says the project is a [read more]

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