September 20, 2017

Michigan regulators OK Consumers Energy plan for retired coal plants→

September 20, 2017/ Mariel Polter

Propelled by a unanimous approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission, Forsite Development is preparing to buy two shuttered coal power plants from Michigan’s Consumers Energy: the B.C. Cobb plant in Muskegon and J.R. Whiting plant in Luna Pier.

Forsite estimates the decommissioning work at each plant will take approximately two years. It partnered with Midland, Michigan-based Bierlein Companies to perform all asbestos abatement and conduct demolition for both plants while Austin, Texas-based Energy Renewal Partners, LLC will manage decommissioning and remediation.

September 18, 2017

Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo→

September 18, 2017/ Mariel Polter

SunEast Development, Enel Green Energy and Energy Renewal Partners are planning the project together under Marengo Solar LLC. The $25 million to $30 million development plan calls for about 60,000 solar panels on the site, which is close to a large ComEd substation, said Reed Willis of SunEast Development.

June 01, 2017

Celebrating a new Frontier: Duke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→

June 01, 2017/ Mariel Polter

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 supporters attended a dedication ceremony May 31 for Duke Energy Renewables' Frontier Windpower Project, a 200-megawatt (MW) facility near Blackwell, Oklahoma.

State Rep. John Pfeiffer, who was the keynote speaker at the event, said, "Wind energy is progressive and beneficial to the economy of Oklahoma. I'm grateful to companies like Duke Energy Renewables that are unlocking the potential of this important resource to the benefit of our state."

June 01, 2017

Duke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→

June 01, 2017/ Mariel Polter

The facility located just east of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is expected to generate enough "emission-free" energy to power about 60,000 average-sized homes.

Each of the 203-foot-long turbine blades, sitting atop 287-foot-tall steel posts, will harness the power of winds which average 16 mph. Duke Energy chose the 11-mile-long Blackwell site because the wind is almost always blowing there, typically from the south or southwest. The massive turbines will start to spin in as little as 6 mph of wind.

Wind turbines produce no greenhouse gas emissions however the spinning blades are a threat to birds and bats.

May 19, 2017

Energy executive talks wind power in Oklahoma, incentives at OSU energy conference→

May 19, 2017/ Mariel Polter

Wind energy obviously has a lot of great environmental benefits, but Jeff Neves likes to think of it as another kind of green energy, the vice president of Amshore US Wind LLC said at the OSU Energy Conference on Wednesday while flashing a slide featuring a $100 bill in front of the audience.

“We got into this because we feel like it’s a very worthwhile investment,” Neves said.

February 09, 2017

Duke Energy Renewables' 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project delivering power→

February 09, 2017/ Guest User

Duke Energy Renewables has completed its large-scale wind power plant in Oklahoma, the 200-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower Project.

The wind facility, located in Kay County, east of Blackwell, became operational in late December 2016, and increases Duke Energy Renewables’ U.S. wind capacity to 2,300 megawatts (MW).