Iberdrola Renewables today announced the filing of a potential 25-year contract to supply Vermont’s largest utility, Green Mountain Power (GMP), with wind energy from the permitted Deerfield Wind Farm. GMP would purchase 30 megawatts (MW) from the wind farm, under the contract submitted today to the Vermont Public Service Board for review. The … Continue reading Iberdrola Renewables Files Potential Wind Power Agreement with Green Mountain Power
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Utility system in NE Vermont to be strengthened, resolving concerns about new wind power
Wind power set a new generation record on the California Independent System Operator Corp. (CA-ISO) system Friday, but the mark lasted only two days before being eclipsed Sunday, CA-ISO said in a news release. Sunday’s record was set when turbines on the system topped out at 4,196 megawatts (MW) at 6:44 p.m. CA-ISO is the … Continue reading Utility system in NE Vermont to be strengthened, resolving concerns about new wind power
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Vermont poll yet again finds strong support for wind power
After a great deal of contentious public debate and heavy media coverage, Vermonters continue to support the idea of building wind turbines along the state’s ridgelines by a wide margin, according to a recent poll of the general population conducted by the Castleton Polling Institute at Castleton Sate College. The poll finds 66 percent of … Continue reading Vermont poll yet again finds strong support for wind power
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New poll shows massive public support for wind energy in Vermont
A new poll released today by the Castleton Polling Institute continues to show overwhelming public support for building renewable wind energy turbines on Vermont ridgelines. Further, the poll indicates that support for wind among Vermonters does not drop off when the question is asked about building a wind project
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Wind Power from Vermont to the World
UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences presents “Wind Power from Vermont to the World — Solving Economic, Political and Technical Challenges,” a lecture, free and open to the public, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Davis Center’s Sugar Maple Ballroom. Jonathan Lynch, chief technology officer, and James Jennings, director … Continue reading Wind Power from Vermont to the World
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Appropriately, new Vermont community wind energy project powers community event
Vermont’s Georgia Mountain Community Wind project went on line recently, just in time to help power (virtually, at least) the festivities at an annual New Year’s Eve “First Night” celebration that draws people from around the region. The 10-MW, four-turbine project will meet approximately 8 percent of Burlington Electric Department’s (BED) energy demand through a … Continue reading Appropriately, new Vermont community wind energy project powers community event
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Why we need wind energy
Obama has been re-elected, and he is in favor of financing wind energy through subsidies. We need to take action on these options while we still can. Wind power needs to be a part of Vermont’s energy portfolio. By implementing wind energy, we will reduce our need for fossil fuels. It is a fact that … Continue reading Why we need wind energy
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