West Acres Shopping Center sparked a construction boom on the rural southwestern edge of Fargo, N.D., when it opened in 1972 and became Cass County Electric Cooperative's first customer to adopt an innovative strategy for containing heating costs.

Colorado utility offers locally produced green power

Members of Holy Cross Energy in Colorado can now buy their green power "fresh" from local producers in the nearby Roaring Fork Valley.

Renewable energy powers White Mountain's dream of freedom from grid

High in the mountains above the Owens Valley, near Bishop, Calif., the White Mountain Research Station is laying the groundwork for an experiment that may turn the facility into a "renewable energy Mecca."

Green tags help purchase wind power for Schriever Air Force Base

When Schriever Air Force Base near Colorado Springs, Colo., became Mountain View Electric Association's biggest wind power customer, the electric cooperative and its wholesale power supplier—Tri-State Generation and Transmission—used green tags to meet the demand.

Planning is key to making small wind projects pay off

The smallest business owner is often the most innovative, so it is no surprise that homeowners, small farmers and other entrepreneurs are making money while the wind blows, by building their own wind turbines.

New Mexico wind project generates green power and jobs

Public Service Company of New Mexico and FPL Energy recently inked an agreement that will make House, N.M., home of the third largest wind farm in the United States.

Wind turbines teach schools lessons in economics, environment

School children used to think about flying kites when the wind kicked up, but with wind turbines becoming a familiar site in more and more school yards, blustery days may now remind kids that their classrooms are running on clean, renewable energy.

Power Line approval advances wind development

The Minnesota Public Utility Commission recently granted a certificate of need to Xcel Energy, to construct new Power Lines from Buffalo Ridge, Minn., to metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, and in the process gave a big boost to wind development.

Equipment loan program adds value to customer visits

When Nebraska Municipal Power Pool Key Accounts Representative Jim Keeler offered customers a free infrared camera audit on their facilities, they jumped at the chance.

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