Wind energy News

Oct 27, 2014, 2:13 pm CDT
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Wind turbines back in action at El Centro College in downtown Dallas

The 80 mini turbines were upgraded with new technology so they can withstand the stronger winds that blow through downtown Dallas.
Sep 24, 2014, 12:22 pm CDT
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Can Texas wind power stand on its own without tax subsidies?

The federal wind production tax credit expired in January, meaning any wind projects that start in 2014 aren’t eligible for the incentive, which is 2.1-cent per kilowatt per hour. A possible extension is being debated in Washington D.C.
Sep 16, 2014, 11:20 am CDT
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Gone with the wind? Where did the turbines at El Centro College go?

The rooftop wind system, the only one of its kind in Dallas, capitalizes on the artificial wind tunnel created by the larger skyscrapers in downtown.
Aug 14, 2014, 7:06 am CDT
Morning Edition, Dallas Business Journal

U.S., China wind power deal spins into court battle

A Dallas-based entrepreneur is suing a Chinese company, alleging it failed to deliver on promised financing.
Jun 10, 2014, 4:22 pm CDT
Dallas Business Journal

Warren Buffett: "There's another $15 billion ready to go" for solar, wind power

That doubles what the Omaha, Neb.-based company has already spent on that sector of the energy industry, Bloomberg reported.
Jun 4, 2014, 2:27 pm CDT
Dallas Business Journal

Stop wind subsidies and make them pay their share for power lines, Nelson says

After 22 years of subsidies, wind and solar should be considered mature industries, Donna Nelson said. The credit expired in December but Congress is debating it again.
Jun 2, 2014, 12:47 pm CDT
Washington Bureau, The Business Journals

5 ways the EPA's power plant rule will affect business

The EPA issued a proposed rule requiring a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions from existing power plants by 2030.
May 28, 2014, 11:46 am CDT
Dallas Business Journal

Texas already setting wind power records with 8,000 more MW planned by 2017

Texas has already produced 600,000 more MWh of wind power year-to-date compared to the same period in 2013 and the state's wind capacity will nearly double in three years.
Apr 23, 2014, 1:04 pm CDT
Washington Bureau, The Business Journals

Intel remains No. 1 green power user; Apple jumps into top 10

Intel is No. 1 in EPA's rankings of green power users for the seventh year in a row; other tech giants and big retailers make the top 10, as does the city of Houston.
Mar 31, 2014, 10:10 am CDT
Dallas Business Journal

Lesser prairie chicken is great concern for Texas energy companies

The lesser prairie-chicken has become a greater concern for energy companies in Texas.
Mar 25, 2014, 3:44 pm CDT
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Why Texas auto dealers will fight tooth and nail against Tesla

Texas is fighting Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico for the Tesla Gigafactory, a $5 billion factory that would employ 6,500 people and run on solar and wind energy.
Mar 12, 2014, 8:19 pm CDT
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Freezing cold put coal, natural gas plants in a crunch in January, ERCOT says

Frozen instrumentation and failed equipment were the biggest culprits, contributing to 65 percent of the megawatts lost during the Jan. 6 event, ERCOT reported.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:43 am CST
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

You say capacity, she says reliability: Let's call it off 'til May

A capacity market by any other name is still a capacity market, just don’t tell Donna Nelson, chairwoman of the Texas Public Utility Commission.
Jan 19, 2014, 11:00 pm CST
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Why John Billingsley got in the wind business

John Billingsley Jr.'s venture into wind energy started when someone else tried to put turbines up on his West Texas land.
Jan 15, 2014, 2:10 pm CST
DBJ Confidential, Dallas Business Journal

Tri Global puts up 1st turbine tower - after the wind dies down

The tower structure for Tri Global Energy’s first wind turbine was hoisted into place Tuesday night in Crosby County just east of Lubbock.