Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Thursday December 14th 2006

Power of wind entices officials
(Akron Beacon Journal: Thu, 14 Dec) City leaders are looking to take advantage of the winds that whip off Lake Erie. A City Council committee has agreed to a contract with North Coast Wind & Power to find ways to bring wind power to the city.

Wind Integration Study: Green Light For More Wind Power
(The Auto Channel: Thu, 14 Dec) December 13, 2006: Results of a new study show that, under the right policies, utilities can incorporate wind power into their resource portfolio, comprising up to one-fourth of their delivered energy, without sacrificing reliability and with minor costs for absorbing the wind.

Partners GREEN & WindStor Power Co. Agree on License for WindStor Wind Turbine Technology
(Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 14 Dec) Two Michigan-based companies, Partners GREEN and WindStor Power Co.(OTC.BB: MKBY), have signed a "Letter of Intent" containing agreed upon terms and conditions for license of WindStor, an improved vertical axis wind turbine. A license agreement is being prepared.

Lake Erie City May Look to Wind Power
(22 WSBT South Bend: Wed, 13 Dec) (AP) City leaders in Port Clinton, Ohio, are looking to take advantage of the winds that whip off Lake Erie. A city council committee has agreed to a contract with North Coast Wind and Power to find ways to bring wind power to Port Clinton. The city is 60 miles due south of Detroit.

More wind power won't be cheap
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: Thu, 14 Dec) By 2020, a far greater share of Minnesota's electricity may be getting pulled out of the air. A new report, prepared at the behest of the Legislature, argues that if lawmakers focus on policies to extend transmission lines, they could boost the state's share of electricity generated by wind turbines to 25 percent. That would be about an eightfold increase from today. The Midwest Wind Integration ...

Tax credits extended for wind-power firms
(Observer-Dispatch: Tue, 12 Dec) WASHINGTON - Wind-power companies received an early Christmas gift over the weekend when Congress tucked a provision that extended tax credits for green power inside a year-end spending bill.

Wind can wait 6 more months: Public opinion to be sought, new green power law to be checked
(Hornell Evening Tribune: Wed, 13 Dec) ARKPORT - Wind development may be hovering around Hornellsville, but it will have to wait a bit longer before landing. The Hornellsville town board extended its moratorium for six more months at its meeting Tuesday night, citing a need for further study of the issue.

BOE still backs wind turbines
(Grant County Press: Thu, 14 Dec) The Grant County Board of Education has once again reaffirmed its support for a controversial mountaintop wind power project. BOE members recently agreed to submit a legal document in defense of the project, which is being challenged in court by some of its detractors.

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