GE and Plutonic Power delay proposed sale of Canadian wind farm

October 14th, 2009 PSC considers Western Md. wind power proposalBALTIMORE — Homeowners who live near the site of proposed Western Maryland wind farm brought their case before utility regulators Wednesday, saying the impact on their safety has not been adequately considered.

October 1st, 2009 Massive Texas wind farm operatingDALLAS — The world's largest wind farm officially got up and running Thursday, with all 627 towering wind turbines churning out electricity across 100,000 acres of West Texas farmland. The Roscoe Wind Complex, which began construction in 2007 and sprawls across four counties near Roscoe, is generating its full capacity of 781.5 megawatts, enough to power 230,000 homes, the German company E.ON Climate and Renewables North America said.

October 1st, 2009 2 Duke Energy wind projects now runningCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Power company Duke Energy said Thursday that wind power projects in Wyoming and Pennsylvania are now up and running.

September 18th, 2009 Sempra Energy, BP partner in wind farm projectSAN DIEGO — Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, said Friday it has become an equal partner with BP Wind Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP PLC, in developing a wind farm in Indiana. The venture will help develop a 200-megawatt Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm on a 17,000-acre site about 90 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

August 23rd, 2009 Wind farm debate splits private property concernsGLENROCK, Wyo. — Richard Grant Jr.'s family has ranched Wyoming's rugged granite-and-grass hills for generations, their 123-year-old ranch dotted with reminders of their long history — an historic schoolhouse, an old red barn and the parcels of land sold away during hard times.

July 7th, 2009 Pickens calls off massive wind farm in TexasHOUSTON — Plans for the world's largest wind farm in the Texas panhandle have been scrapped, energy baron T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday, and he's looking for a home for 687 giant wind turbines.

July 7th, 2009 Tri-State to buy power from new Colo wind farmDENVER — A company that supplies power to rural electric cooperatives in four Western states announced Monday that it will buy electricity from a new wind farm on Colorado's Eastern Plains. The wind farm — to be built near Burlington — will supply enough electricity to power up to 14,000 households served by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.

July 6th, 2009 Big Western power generator plans Colo wind farmDENVER — A major regional power supplier has reached a deal to buy electricity from a new wind farm in Colorado. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association formally signed a 20-year deal on Monday to buy power from a wind farm that Duke Energy will build near Burlington in eastern Colorado.

June 20th, 2009 CHENNAI - Mining-cum-power company Neyveli Lignite Corp (NLC) is planning to enter hydel, wind and nuclear power generation, a top official said here Saturday. "We are interested in setting up a 1,000-MW hydel power project in Uttarakhand partnering with the state government.

June 15th, 2009 Irish company buys Ill. wind farmsCHICAGO — An Irish company hoping to benefit from the Obama administration's emphasis on renewable energy purchased three Illinois wind farms near Chicago.

June 11th, 2009 RI lawmakers debate new plan for funding wind farmPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The state's dominant electricity distributor would be forced to buy power from renewable energy producers under a deal struck Wednesday that could remove a major financial obstacle to building a windfarm off Rhode Island.

June 10th, 2009 Consideration of Sun-Times bonus plan on holdWILMINGTON, Del. — The Sun-Times Media Group has asked a bankruptcy judge to delay consideration of proposed bonuses of up to $1.8 million for certain employees in the event of a successful sale of assets.

May 13th, 2009 KANDLA - Public sector refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has completed its 21 MW wind power project near the port town of Kandla, a top official said Wednesday. The wind farm, set up at a cost of Rs.130 crore, would be formally inaugurated later this week, the IOC official, who did not want to be named, told IANS.

May 12th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gas marketing major Gail India is planning to establish a series of wind power projects in Gujarat during the current fiscal, a senior official said Tuesday. 'The company has invited bids for setting up wind power projects of 4.5 to 5 MW capacity each on a turn-key basis.

May 5th, 2009 Lenders group objects to sale to FiatNEW YORK — A dissident group of Chrysler lenders is objecting to the sale of the bulk of the automaker's assets to Italian automaker Fiat, saying that the proposed sale process is designed to prevent competitive bidding. In an objection filed Tuesday, the lenders group says the proposed bidding procedures only give the appearance of legitimacy and don't maximize the sale price of the assets.