Inside The Wind Power Report: 10 Geeky Facts

Shepherds Flat wind farm, near Arlington, Ore. (image via DOE/Caithness Energy)

We learned months ago that 2012 was a big year for U.S. wind; here are 10 things from the industry's annual report that you might not have known. Read more →

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The Top 10 Wind Energy States In 2012

New wind capacity went online at the Shepherds Flat wind farm in Oregon in 2012 (image via Caithness Shepherds Flat)

Ten states accounted for 77 percent of the record-breaking 13,124 megawatts of new wind power capacity installed in the U.S. in 2012. Read more →

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Wind Industry Offers Tax Break Phase-Out Plan

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Extend the production tax credit at 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour now, then gradually decrease the subsidy until it disappears for projects put in service after 2018, the AWEA tells Congress. Read more →

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Wind And Solar Cheer US Election Results

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The wind industry says the election proves wind power is a winning issue, while the leading U.S. solar group says it knows it has a friend in Barack Obama. Read more →

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More Wind Job Losses Loom As PTC Fight Deepens

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Nuke giant Exelon argues the PTC is unfair, and gets bounced from the wind industry trade group. Meanwhile, a turbine tower manufacturer prepares to close down. Read more →

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Wind Power Job Losses Mount As PTC Waits

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Vestas trims its Pueblo, Colo., wind tower workforce, the latest cutback amid continued uncertainty regarding the fate of the production tax credit. Read more →

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US Wind Hits 50 GW, Turns To GOP To Keep The Boom Going

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U.S. wind power reaches 50 gigawatts in generating capacity and a conservative Republican from Iowa becomes the loudest voice for extending the industry's key subsidy. Read more →

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Wind Power’s CO2-Cutting Impact Disputed

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New research says grid inefficiencies cancel out some of wind power’s carbon savings – but the wind industry says the study is flawed. Read more →

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US Wind Power Surges: Boom Before The Bust?

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U.S. wind power installations shot up in the first quarter, but the industry fears what might come when a key tax incentive expires at the end of the year. Read more →

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Republicans The Wind Power Saviors?

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The push for a production tax credit extension continues, and wind-state Republicans are among those most forcefully backing the clean-energy subsidy. Read more →

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