Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Friday December 15th 2006

Wind power target is 'unrealistic', claims charity Farmers Weekly
(Farmers Weekly Interactive: Fri, 15 Dec) Further doubt has been cast on the government's plans for bioenergy by a charity sponsoring research into renewable technologies. Publishing new research this week, the Renewable Energy Foundation said the government's expectation that three-quarters of the 2010 bioenergy target would be supplied by wind power was "unrealistic".

Freedom: Wind power project gets OK
(Bangor Daily News: Fri, 15 Dec) FREEDOM - The months-long review process of a proposed $12 million wind power project on Beaver Ridge has ended with the application winning the necessary town permits, but an appeal is in the works.

U.S. Northwest Power Disrupted by Wind Storm; 4 Dead
(Update1: Fri, 15 Dec) Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) - More than a million homes and businesses lost electricity in Washington and Oregon and the Associated Press said at four people died after an overnight storm packing hurricane-force winds downed power lines, snarled traffic and disrupted public services.

Wind power holds promise but investment needed first
(KAALtv.com: Thu, 14 Dec) ST. PAUL (AP) - Wind power has the potential to supply far more electricity to Minnesotans in the next 15 years - but only with a significant investment.

Storm leaves 260,000 without power in U.S. Northwest
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Fri, 15 Dec) A wind storm, packing gusts of 90 miles per hour, has left more than 260,000 customers without power in the Pacific Northwest on Friday, local power companies said.

Storm slams state with wind, rain; power outages reported
(Albany Democrat-Herald: Fri, 15 Dec) A powerful storm slammed into Oregon on Thursday with winds topping 90 mph on the coast and heavy rain that downed trees and power lines, causing outages and traffic problems, officials said.

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.

$2.6 M No-interest bonds approved for Portsmouth wind power
(Sakonnet Times: Fri, 15 Dec) PORTSMOUTH - The town has been approved for $2.6 million in zero-interest bonds to construct two wind turbines, one at the middle school and one at the high school. First, though, voters would have to approve any borrowing.

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