News
June 24, 2008
Southwest Power Pool Approves Base Funding for Designated Wind Projects
The Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP’s) Regional State Committee voted unanimously to allow for a more equitable funding mechanism for transmission line upgrades and additions associated with certain wind projects.
June 24, 2008
FERC Approves NYISO Plan for Wind Forecasting, Under-Generation Exemptions
A move intended to encourage the development of wind and other renewables as well as integrate them more effectively into the resource mix.
June 18, 2008
Poll: Transmission Big Barrier To Wind Development
Transmission issues and federal policy are the greatest barriers to the development of wind energy in the U.S.
June 11, 2008
New Report Finds the United States Leading in Wind Power Growth
Domestic wind installations continue to grow at record rates for 2007.
June 11, 2008
DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy
DOE announced last week that it will work with the Western Governors' Association (WGA) to identify areas in the West with substantial renewable energy resources and to expedite the development and delivery of that energy to meet regional energy needs.
June 3, 2008
New Wind Power Partnerships to Benefit Industry and Nation
NREL has announced several projects that will enhance the nation’s ability to realize the full potential of wind power across the United States, including a new wind turbine blade test facility to be constructed in Texas; a partnership between NREL, DOE, and a state consortium led by University of Houston; a just-signed agreement with Siemens Power Generation to locate and test a commercial-scale wind turbine at NREL’s National Wind Technology Center; and, a new Siemens research and development facility in Boulder, Colo., which will work closely with NREL on advanced wind power technologies.
April 23, 2008
FERC Approves Transmission Incentive Requests
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved transmission incentive requests for two projects slated to improve reliability of the nation's interstate transmission system.
March 18, 2008
Why the Texas Reliability Event on February 26, 2008 Raises No Concerns About Much Higher Wind Penetration
On February 26, 2008, a drop in frequency on Texas' transmission grid caused the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to put in place an Emergency Electric Curtailment Plan. The event was reported in some media outlets as having been caused by a sudden drop in output from wind projects. The American Wind Energy Association has pulled together important background information and highlights from the report issued by ERCOT on the event. This provides both perspective on the event and insights into the issues going forward.
February 8, 2008
NREL, 3TIER Join To Conduct Wind Integration Study
3TIER, an independent provider of wind, solar and hydro energy assessment and power forecasting, was chosen by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to conduct the largest-scale wind integration study ever undertaken, according to the company.
February 6, 2008
Montana Alberta Tie Receives Final Canadian Approval
Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) has received final Canadian approval to build and operate a 346 kilometer, 230 kV alternating current power line from Lethbridge, Alberta, to Great Falls, Montana.
January 16, 2008
Report: Electric Utilities Investing Billions in Transmission
The U.S. electric utility industry invested $6.9 billion in transmission projects in 2006, and members of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) plan to invest another $38.1 billion from 2007 to 2010, according to a new EEI report.
