September 4th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
American online social media giant Facebook has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 200 megawatts (MW) of the 525 MW Aviator Wind project set to be built in Coke County, Texas.
April 29th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The total volume of US wind power construction and development activity grew to record levels in the first quarter of 2019, according to new figures published by the American Wind Energy Association, growing by 6,146 megawatts (MW).
January 25th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The latest data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's grid operator, has revealed that Texas' energy market is now 30% carbon-free and dominated by wind energy, which accounts for 23.4% of 2019 generation capacity
December 2nd, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Texas grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced that on Sunday wind electricity generation hit a new peak record and represented approximately 45% of total electric demand at the time, topping 15,000 MW for the first time.
July 21st, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Climate Reality Project. Find out how the Lone Star state is leading the way when it comes [&hellip
December 18th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
Texas has set yet another record wind generating day in a long string of such days, reaching 12.97 GW on [&hellip
October 1st, 2015 | by William Steel
It’s well known that wind power is becoming ever more price-competitive with traditional sources of energy. Already considered a mature [&hellip
February 24th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The Texas wind energy industry provided more than 10% to the 2014 electricity mix, according to the state’s grid operator. According [&hellip
May 28th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
A proposed $2 billion, 500-mile proposed wind and solar power transmission line called SunZia has gotten stalled out over the [&hellip
August 27th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Climate Progress by Mari Hernandez Last week, Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy proposed its fourth wind farm in the Upper [&hellip
August 6th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
America’s wind energy industry may be coming off a record-setting 2012 but could potentially soar even higher – if federal policy uncertainty is resolved in time to help overcome the natural gas boom and fast-closing state renewable energy targets. This outlook from the US Department of Energy’s “2012 Wind Technologies Market Report,” underlines how important stable government policy is to growing a clean energy economy and reveals the economic potential of a future powered by wind energy
March 5th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
For an insane number of solar & wind stories CleanTechnica hasn’t covered, check out this Google Doc. If you’re somewhere [&hellip
March 1st, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
A lot of new, large, solar and wind power projects have been announced, finished, or funded in the past [&hellip
October 20th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Wind turbines in Texas, in the service territory of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) -- which is the main Texas electric grid -- set a new electricity output record on October 7, it was reported this week
September 24th, 2011 | by Nicholas Brown
Duke Energy Renewables is going to construct its fifth wind farm in Texas, and it is to be 202
