MINNEAPOLIS – Xcel Energy’s plans to develop 351 megawatts of wind power in Minnesota and North Dakota are moving ahead, following key approvals by regulators in both states. The approvals are for a 201-megawatt project in southwestern Minnesota’s Nobles County, called the Nobles Wind Project, and a 150-megawatt project in Dickey and McIntosh counties in [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. confirmed it has received US Treasury Department approval of three additional grants totaling $250,953,367. These grants represent investment by Iberdrola Renewables of approximately $860 million in US wind power in three states. The grants for three additional wind farms put into service in 2009 result in a total of [...]
HOUSTON, Tx –Cobra Oil & Gas Company announced approval by the Obama administration for a pipeline to carry oil-sands fuel from Canada into the U.S., sending a positive economic signal in a difficult economic period. The pipeline will amass 1000 miles and is designed to carry up to 800,000 barrels of fuel a day from [...]
TULSA, Okla., — Williams (NYSE: WMB) announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal to expand its Transco natural gas pipeline by 308,500 dekatherms per day to serve markets in the southeastern United States. New service from the 85 North project will be available in two phases. Phase 1 will increase [...]
Sunnyvale, CA, – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that two more electric utilities have chosen its UtilityCenter software as their enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) and asset management solution. Trimble UtilityCenter software allow electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities to automate their workflow and business processes to increase efficiency and improve productivity. Tipmont Rural Electric Membership [...]
MINNEAPOLIS – Xcel Energy is participating in a comprehensive study of Upper Midwest transmission expansion related to renewable energy development. “Our service territory includes some of the nation’s richest wind power resources,” said Kent Larson, Xcel Energy’s vice president of transmission and operating services. “We want to ensure the plans developed will balance customer costs, [...]
