MidAmerican launches 301-MW, 250-MW projects in Iowa

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Report: Renewable energy programs help states attract economic investment | Global clean energy spending fell 18% to $287.5B in 2016, says report | Apex to begin feasibility study in Neb. Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version January 12, 2017 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Report: Renewable energy programs help states attract economic investment States with renewable energy programs and strong clean energy industries are becoming hotspots for new economic investments, especially from retail and technology companies with clean energy agendas, according to the US Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Information Technology Industry Council. The report said demand for clean energy from US corporations would likely grow to 60 gigawatts by 2025. CleanTechnica (1/11)       Global clean energy spending fell 18% to $287.5B in 2016, says report Global spending on clean energy declined 18% to $287.5 billion in 2016 due to declines in renewable energy technology prices and a reduction in major projects in large markets, such as Japan and China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. "After years of record-breaking investment driven by some of the world's most generous feed-in tariffs, China and Japan are cutting back on building new large-scale projects and shifting towards digesting the capacity they have already put in place," said BNEF's Justin Wu. Reuters (1/12)       Apex to begin feasibility study in Neb. Officials in Saline County, Neb., have granted Apex Clean Energy the right to install a meteorological tower and begin a feasibility study for its proposed 300-megawatt Cornhusker Harvest project. Apex said it hopes to begin commercial operations at the site in 2019. 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ReNews.biz (U.K.) (1/11)       EDP Renewables connects 77.7-MW project in N.Y. to grid (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images) EDP Renewables North America has begun operations at its 77.7-megawatt Jericho Rise wind farm in New York, it said. The company added that the project, which features 37 Gamesa G114 2.1-MW machines, will feed into the state's electrical grid through the Franklin County substation. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (1/11)         Economy, Energy & Trends Hawaiian utility may reach renewable energy goal 5 years early Hawaiian Electric is on track to meet its 100% renewable energy by 2050 goal five years ahead of schedule, said the utility. Under its new Power Supply Improvement Plan, HECO said it expects to source 48% of its total electricity needs from renewables sources by 2020. Solar Love (1/10)       Brookfield makes bid to acquire 100% interest in TerraForm Brookfield Asset Management has offered to purchase 100% of SunEdison yieldco TerraForm Power -- a venture that it owns a 12.12% stake in, according to the firm. TerraForm's portfolio includes about 3 gigawatts of installed wind capacity, including 2,364 MW in the US. SeeNews Renewables (1/11)       Policy Watch Wyo. bill would penalize utilities for using wind, solar Six lawmakers in Wyoming have proposed a bill that would penalize state utilities for failing to only use six pre-approved energy sources, which do not include wind and solar. Powder River Basin Resource Council Attorney Shannon Anderson called the bill unsound, adding that "it goes against long-standing precedent to choose least-cost resources, and it ignores the reality of a multistate grid." Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyo.) (tiered subscription model) (1/10)       Brazilian officials consider future renewable energy procurement rounds Government officials from five of Brazil's northeastern states and Minister of Mines and Energy Fernando Coelho Filho met Tuesday to discuss hosting a series of renewable energy auctions in 2017. Officials from Pernambuco, Brazil, said they hope to develop a new auction plan by March. SeeNews Renewables (1/11)       AWEA News Wind across rural and Rust Belt America powers big brands More and more Fortune 500 companies are emerging as major customers of American clean energy and, according to a new report released from the American Wind Energy Association, we now know what, where and how they are buying. Read more.      Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | AWEA and Wind News | Events | Take Action CAREERS IN WIND powered by Marketing Coordinator AWEA - Washington, Dist. 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