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Analysis: Utilities embrace clean energy because it's good for business | Opinion: Feds should rally behind clean energy manufacturing | Land-based wind could be the cheapest energy source by 2050, says BP  Web Version March 16, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Analysis: Utilities embrace clean energy because it's good for business DTE Energy, Duke Energy and other utilities are embracing clean energy because it's good for business, despite the Trump administration's agenda, write Sheryl Carter and Elisheva Mittelman of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Climate & Clean Air Program. Wind and solar are great investments because they continue to get cheaper and have the added benefit of curbing carbon pollution, they argue. North American Windpower online (3/15)       Opinion: Feds should rally behind clean energy manufacturing Rolling back the Clean Power Plan and other aspects of the federal government's agenda are destabilizing the US clean energy market and preventing the nation from taking advantage of the exploding global market for clean energy manufacturing, writes Mike Carr, executive director of New Energy America. He argues that the government's policies are driving clean energy manufacturing jobs overseas at a time when utilities should be replacing coal-burning power plants with low-cost wind and solar. The Hill (3/15)       Land-based wind could be the cheapest energy source by 2050, says BP Land-based wind is on track to become the most economical energy source by 2050, especially since costs have already declined 23% since 2010, according to BP. The report said wind and solar are both competitive with fossil fuels and that wind prices will continue to drop as turbines get taller and other advances occur. United Press International (3/15)       Project Focus Nev. BLM office opens public comment period on wind farm The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office has opened a 90-day public comment period on the proposed Crescent Peak Wind Energy Project in Clark County, Nev., that will run through June 13. If approved, the project would have an installed capacity up to 500 megawatts and would create as many as 1,200 jobs at the peak of construction. KXNT-AM/KXNT-FM (Las Vegas) (3/15)       Green Development breaks ground on site in R.I. Renewables firm Green Development has begun clearing a site in Johnston, R.I., that will eventually house a seven-turbine wind farm featuring 3-megawatt machines, according to the company. The project has a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority. The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)/The Associated Press (3/15)       Danish firm acquires 21-MW offshore wind farm Danish energy firm European Energy has begun its foray into the offshore wind market with the purchase of the 21-megawatt Sprogo wind project off the coast of Denmark, according to the company. The project features seven V90 3-MW machines from Vestas. ReNews (UK) (3/15)       Economy, Energy & Trends Opinion: Md. ratepayers deserve the economic benefits of clean energy Maryland ratepayers are missing out on the economic advantages of clean energy because utilities use a short-term model for power purchase agreements, making it difficult to reach deals with renewables, write state Sen. Brian Feldman and state Rep. Luke Clippinger. Their bill would change that by carving out 2% to 3% of the state's electricity needs for long-term, fixed price clean energy contracts, they write. The Baltimore Sun (3/15)       Colo. PUC to consider Xcel plan to bolster wind energy (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images) Xcel Energy has secured approval from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to include its Clean Energy Plan portfolio in a process that could result in the retirement of two coal plants and a request for proposals to add up to 1 gigawatt of wind energy in the state. The utility will share the plan in a 120-day report due April 27. North American Windpower online (3/15)         WINDPOWER | May 7 to 10 | Chicago, IL The Wind industry has momentum in the push to expand our lead as the largest renewable energy source in the US. WINDPOWER is the place to turn that momentum into action - make the connections, get the training, and learn about the innovative technologies that will power this industry forward. Register now. ADVERTISEMENT Policy Watch Okla. regulator, PUC to continue Wind Catcher settlement talks The Public Service Co. of Oklahoma will meet with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's public utilities division today to discuss options for reaching a deal on its proposed 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher Connection project. Commission Chairman Dana Murphy expressed optimism that a deal may be reached with a little more effort. The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (3/15)       CAREERS IN WIND powered by System Operator/Generation Dispatcher CUSTOMIZED ENERGY SOLUTIONS - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education Coordinator AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION - Dist. Columbia Government and Public Affairs Coordinator AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA) - Dist. Columbia Manager, Research & Analytics AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA) - Dist. Columbia Vice President, Federal Affairs AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA) - Washington, DC, Dist. 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