Windpower isn't that reliable that Illinois consumers should rest easy when they click their light switches to pull electricity generated from windmills ("Renewable energy," Jan. 18). Let's be clear about the reliability of windmills. All wind-capacity numbers including those of Mr. Donahue's windmills, are taken from the brass plate that riveted on every windmill in America. This "plated capacity" of a windmill is the power that windmill could generate were the wind blowing by its blades 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at a wind speed varying from no less than 5 mph to no more than 25 mph. In fact, the wind does not blow 24/7, nor does it consistently blow within the narrow range that makes electric... Southern, Turner To Pursue Renewable Energy Projects ("Southern, Ted Turner To Pursue Renewable Energy Projects," published at 11:47 am EST, incorrectly stated Turner Renewable Energy is a subsidiary of First ... New Mexico utility outlines renewable energy plan Public Service Co. of New Mexico has come up with a plan for incorporating renewable energy into its portfolio, and it's very different from an initial proposal that sparked a firestorm of criticism from the renewable energy industry, environmentalists and consumer advocates. PNM, the state's largest utility, met a deadline Monday for submitting its renewable energy procurement plan and other documents to the state Public Regulation Commission. The product of six months of meetings and intense negotiations, the plan could lead to nearly 80 megawatts more of solar power -- enough for 26,000 homes -- through expanded incentives for customers who install solar equipment on... Duke Energy Buys 14Mw Blue Wing Solar Project The Blue Wing project will sell its energy (and buy and sell SRECs, or solar renewable energy credits) under a 30-year contract with San Antonio, Texas municipal utility, CPS Energy, formerly City Public Service. CPS is the nation’s largest municipally owned utility company, serving 677,000 electricity customers and more than 318,000 natural gas customers in its 1,566-square-mile service area.The panels will be manufactured by Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar Inc., whose Feb. 2009 announcement of a $1-per-watt manufacturing milestone launched it to the forefront of solar stocks, even during the worst recession since the Great Depression. First Solar crafts its modules using cadmi... Intel to Install 2.5 MW of Solar Power · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainabi... The chip maker also increased its purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) by 10 percent to more than 1.43 billion kilowatt hours — more than 51 percent ... Algae As Biofuel Still Rough Around The Edges A National Renewable Energy Laboratory researcher (pictured) tests ponds containing microalgae. Gretz, Warren Algae have emerged as a rising star among ... Experts clash over Vermont's renewable-energy incentive program MONTPELIER -- Vermont's newest incentive program for renewable energy met ... Homeowners 'support green energy' Friends of the Earth, the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and the Co-operative Group, which commissioned the study, said the findings showed the Government's plans to pay homes and businesses to generate green electricity were not ambitious enough.Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins said: "The public overwhelmingly wants the Government to think big when it comes to small-scale renewable energy."Our homes, businesses and communities could become green power stations, but bigger Government incentives are needed to make this a reality."Ministers must listen and introduce an ambitious feed-in tariff scheme that will encourage millions of households, compan... Electric Motor Production Will Create 200 Jobs in Baltimore Ultimately, the production of the motors and the growth of the renewable energy market in the Baltimore area could create 1,700 jobs, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith said. O'Malley couldn't be happier. "This team is focused on one thing and one thing only," O'Malley said, "creating and saving as many jobs for as many Maryland families as we can." Beginning in 2013, the facility will have the capacity to manufacture 40,000 Global Rear Wheel Drive motors, which GM believes will be the "next wave of automotive growth." O'Malley said the project will thrive because of Maryland's talented workforce. O'Malley's 2010 agenda is heavy on clean energy. He has i... The State of the Union, Through Green-Tinted Glasses The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's report on wind energy potential suggests that with a sustained commitment from the government and private sector, ...