How Valuable is Wind Energy?
In 1991, President George HW Bush signed into law the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy and other renewable energy resources. But, the wind power industry was not able to quickly…
Wind power prices continue to PLUMMET
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has released its 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report. This annual report highlights important achievements for the wind industry. Wind power purchase agreement prices have hit record lows. That’s…
First in Flight North Carolina Gets First Wind Farm
In 2011, Iberdrola Renewables announced plans to develop a huge wind farm in North Carolina. Nearly five years later, the Desert Winds wind farm is about to become a reality. Based on…
Nirvana Fallacy: Must Wind Energy be 100%?
Logical fallacies are frequently employed by politicians and news media to short-circuit a thoughtful and critically thinking public. For example, several arguments against wind power and other renewable energies frequently suffer from…
What the Senate’s Tax Bill Means for Wind
This is a guest blog post by Mary Kate Francis at the American Wind Energy Association. The original post was published here December 17, 2014 on the AWEA blog, Into the Wind.…
Why 2015 Will Be a Pivotal Year for the US Offshore Wind Industry
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Nuclear Giant Exelon Blasts Wind
This guest post was authored by Elliott Negin, Director of News & Commentary, at the Union of Concerned Scientists. It was originally published here. Corporate executives often tout the benefits of competition…
Wind Industry Creates Jobs in Georgia, But Not All Is Peachy Keen
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Tax Policy Can Create Level Playing Field
This is a guest post written by Paul Holshouser of the American Wind Energy Association. The original blog is available through this link. A level playing field. The idea of it is…
South Carolina Benefits Today from Offshore Wind Industry
Despite the fact that South Carolina, and most of the Southeast, has no utility-scale wind farms, we are reaping the benefits of the industry even today. In fact, especially today. Earlier today,…