According to an article in the Chicago Tribune about the Grain Belt Express Clean line, wind energy from Iowa and Kansas could help eastern states meet their renewable energy goals. Illinois has the goal of deriving 25% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. However, the same energy lines ... Read More
Tag: Wind energy
The federal wind production tax credit had spurred the growth of more than 12,000 megawatts of new wind power in 2012. However, the lack of the tax credit in 2014 has stalled the industry. This year, a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats, many backed by the fossil fuel industry, ... Read More
Element Power, an energy company located in Portland, Oregon (website: http://www.elpower.com/) has proposed to build a wind farm, named Mill Creek Wind Farm, that will generate 200 megawatts of electricity. The wind farm would be located near Oregon, Missouri, in Holt County, which is in northwestern Missouri. The power would ... Read More