NAW: Kansas Achieves Grid Parity; U.S. Offshore Wind Hub Approved

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Date: Nov 21, 2012 5:53 AM
Subject: Kansas Achieves Grid Parity; U.S. Offshore Wind Hub Approved
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The project, which is currently in operation, was developed by RPM Access and uses Nordex 2.5 MW turbines manufactured at Nordex [read more] Atlantic Power Acquires Interest In Three Wind Farms, 1 GW Energy Project Pipeline by NAW Staff, Nov. 16, 2012 Atlantic Power Corp. has entered into an agreement with Veolia Environnement SA to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ridgeline Energy Holdings Inc., which is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Eolfi SA, a European renewable energy development company that is majority owned by Veolia. Under the agreement, Atlantic [read more] NorthWestern Energy Finalizes Acquisition Of Spion Kop Wind Project by NAW Staff, Nov. 16, 2012 NorthWestern Corp., d.b.a. NorthWestern Energy, has closed a deal to purchase the 40 MW Spion Kop Wind Project from Compass Wind LLC. The wind farm, which entered commercial operation earlier this month, is located near the central Montana community of Geyser. 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