New wind farm leads Alliant Energy to ask for 14% rate hike (The Des Moines Register)

Alliant Energy has asked state regulators for a 14 percent rate increase for its 525,000 customers in eastern, northern and southern Iowa to pay for a new wind farm and transmission upgrades.

Home Solar Energy System – Why You Should Consider A Home Solar Energy System

I’m fairly certain that the majority of people would like to be free from the costly grip of the power company, and in turn be able to reduce their monthly bills. The problem is that most of us don’t know how to do this. But what if there was a step-by-step guide that could demonstrate [...]

AWSL’s Atlantic Solar Inc. Receives Letters of Intent From Green Energy Funds to Negotiate Major Financing Agreements (Marketwire)

TORONTO–(Marketwire – March 8, 2010) – Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : AWSL ) is pleased to report that negotiations with several Green Energy funding companies are advancing toward finalizing a financing that would fund AWSL’s current activities, including numerous JV Ontario rooftop solar projects, production ramp up of the Company’s outstanding Inverters/Converters, continued …

Solar Development in Germany Surges to Record, New Energy Says (Bloomberg)

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Power companies will build a record amount of solar-energy capacity in Germany this year, or two- thirds more than they added in 2008, seeking to take advantage of subsidies, New Energy Finance said.

7 Types of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine – Benefits Available!

You may already be familiar with wind turbines, but did you that are actually two types: Vertical and Horizontal. They each perform differnt functions, and both have their advantages and disadvantages. To decide which one is the best for you, look at your needs. Both share the same common factor as they [...]

Homemade Wind Power Generators Guide

High energy costs and an environmentally battered planet affect each and every one of us in one way or another. The fact of the matter is it is actually quite possible for a good percentage of us to slash our power bill while helping to save the planet. Yes, kill two birds with one stone [...]

Texas breaks US wind energy record (vnunet.com)

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen , Monday 8 March 2010 at 12:59:00 Lone Star State generates nearly a fifth of electricity from wind power Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW – to its main grid. The figure, which did not include power generated in its windy …

Florida solar energy projects’ costs raise concerns (Sun-Sentinel)

Critics warn of rate increases for customers The Sunshine State is poised to be the second largest solar energy producer in the country, thanks to three new Florida Power & Light plants that use glimmering rows of solar panels or mirrors to convert sunlight to power.

Solar And Wind Power At Home – Important News !

If it happens to be that you are interested about solar and wind power at home, then do yourself a favor and check out this brief text, which is going to change everything you know about the useable power of the sun. If you learned that it’s possible to do away with power bills with [...]

Research And Development Trends Of Wind Energy Market Globally

Global Wind Energy Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Global-Wind-Energy-Market-Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-20121.html ) provides a detailed analysis of current global wind energy installations as well as the forecasts of worldwide wind energy installed capacity until 2020. The report details historical and current statistics relating to wind energy installed capacities and their growth scenarios until the [...]

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