Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Saturday January 20th 2007

Alliant unit selling assets to build coal plant, boost wind power
(bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance: Fri, 19 Jan) Alliant Energy Corp.'s Iowa utility is selling transmission assets for $750 million in cash to fund construction of a coal-fired power plant and an increase in wind power generation in that state.

Blowing in the wind: FAQs about wind power
(CTV.ca: Fri, 19 Jan) Wind power is seen as the energy of the future: abundant, clean, and free for the taking. But while Europe has embraced the energy source, using it for as much as 20 per cent of their electricity needs in countries such as in Denmark, wind power represents only 0.4 per cent of demand in Canada.

TransAlta wins 25-year New Brunswick power deal, spends $130M on wind power
(Canadian Business: Fri, 19 Jan) CALGARY (CP) - TransAlta Corp. (TSX:TA) has won a 25-year deal to supply 75 megawatts of wind power to New Brunswick Power and plans to build and operate a $130-million generating site.

TransAlta gets 25-year wind power purchase deal
(The Globe and Mail: Fri, 19 Jan) OTTAWA (Reuters) - TransAlta Corp. , Canada's top publicly-traded electricity generator, said on Friday it has been awarded a 25-year power purchase agreement to provide 75-megawatts of wind power to New Brunswick Power Distribution and Customer Service Corp.

Critics Say Redington Wind Power Project Illegal
(WMTW Auburn: Fri, 19 Jan) A group of environmental and hiking organizations claim that a recommendation by the staff of Maine's wilderness zoning board to approve a controversial wind power project in the state's western mountains is illegal.

TransAlta Receives Wind Power Contract
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Fri, 19 Jan) Canadian power producer TransAlta Corp. on Friday said it signed a 25-year contract to provide 75 megawatts of wind power to the New Brunswick Power Distribution and Customer Service Corp.

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