Planners caught in middle of state Building Commission energy ideologies

Regulators reject wind farm proposal

Published: February 15, 2013
Tags: Emerging Energies, Highland wind project, PSC, wind

State regulators have rejected a wind farm proposal in St. Croix County, citing concerns about the impact of turbine noise on nearby homes.

Editorial cartoon: Future of wind power rides on elections

Published: August 31, 2012
Tags: Energy Department, Ingeteam, Obama, PSC, RENEW Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wind, Wind power, wind turbine

Federal effort focuses on bats, state’s wind turbines

Published: August 31, 2012
Tags: wind, wind turbine

Federal wildlife officials are asking the public to weigh in on ways to protect birds and bats from wind turbines in Wisconsin and elsewhere.

Future of wind power rides on elections

Published: August 29, 2012
Tags: Energy Department, Ingeteam, Obama, PSC, RENEW Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wind, Wind power, wind turbine

When GOP leaders gathered in Tampa, Fla., this week for the Republican National Convention, they endorsed a 62-page platform that used a crucial word just once.

Obama pushes wind tax credits

Published: May 24, 2012
Tags: A.J. Spiker, Barack Obama, Dan Kelly, Des Moines, energy, Environment, Iowa, Iowa Utilities Board, Maytag Corp., Obama, Patty Judge, President Barack Obama, tax credits, TPI Composites, Trinity Structural Towers, Whirlpool Corp., wind, wind energy

A central Iowa wind turbine blade manufacturer again was serving as a backdrop for President Barack Obama, this time for a speech Thursday in which he was expected to argue for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.

Floating wind turbines could get Great Lakes test

Published: April 20, 2012
Tags: Great Lakes Research Center, wind, wind turbines

Two Michigan universities are joining with a Seattle-based business to pursue the idea of offshore floating wind turbines for the Great Lakes.

Viral ‘wind map’ aims to promote alternative energy

Published: April 12, 2012
Tags: Stodder, wind, wind farm

Two media artists moonlighting from Google’s “Big Picture” visualization lab have created a “wind map” to show where, when and how powerfully the wind blows, in real time, all over the lower 48 states.

Senate fails to get new wind rules (UPDATE)

Published: March 7, 2012
Tags: Environment, Frank Lasee, Public Service Commission, Senate, wind

Republicans in the state Senate won’t force state regulators to develop new siting rules for wind farms.

White House unveils tribal land criteria for home building

Published: November 29, 2011
Tags: energy, home building, solar, solar energy, Tribe, wind, wind energy

By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press Washington — Ahead of a meeting Friday between President Barack Obama and hundreds of American Indians leaders, the administration unveiled rules for tribal lands that officials say will expedite home building and energy development. The proposed changes — the first of its kind in 50 years — would open the [...]