ConEdison pursues PPAs for 3 wind farms with Northwestern Energy

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ReNews.biz (U.K.) (2/16)       BP Wind considers plan to upgrade up to 200 US turbines (Remy Gabalda/AFP/Getty Images) BP Wind Energy is considering upgrading as many as 200 of its turbines located within the US -- a move that the company says could add up to 400 megawatts of installed capacity across its pipeline. CEO Laura Folse said the project would also enable the company to take advantage of the wind energy Production Tax Credit, cut costs and better compete with natural gas. Bloomberg (2/16)         EnBW signs turbine, foundation supply deal with Siemens Siemens Wind Power has won its first-ever deal to supply a project with turbines and foundations, according to the company. Siemens said that it has agreed to supply EnBW with 71 SWT-154 7-MW machines and foundations for its 497-MW Hohe See offshore wind farm in the North Sea. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (2/17)       Economy, Energy & Trends Sempra Energy imports output from Mexican wind farm Sempra Energy has begun importing 100% of the output from the 47-turbine, 1.2-gigawatt Energia Sierra Juarez wind farm in Mexico through a 1.7-mile, cross-border transmission line. Mexican energy expert and Greenberg Traurig partner Robert Downing said that Mexico's renewable energy industry has been booming for the past two years and that he expects the trend to continue. Politico (2/16)       Enbridge acquires 50% interest in EnBW offshore wind farm Enbridge has purchased a 50% interest in EnBW's Hohe See offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany, according to the company. The project is expected to have a total installed capacity of nearly 500 MW. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (tiered subscription model)/Reuters (2/17)       . 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Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Mike Thompson, D-Calif., have reintroduced a bill that, if approved, would extend the Investment Tax Credit for small-scale wind and other clean energy projects. Distributed Wind Energy Association Executive Director Jennifer Jenkins praised the legislation, adding that "support for distributed wind power grows America's small businesses and supports the growth of US manufacturing jobs." North American Windpower online (2/16)       AWEA News Americans rally to support wind power Hundreds of Americans from across the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to show their support for wind energy this week. AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan penned an op-ed in The Hill looking at why they decided to make the trek. 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