Tag: wind power

Experts Question Economic, Environmental Value of Wind Power

Wind farms continue to pop up like mushrooms across Michigan’s landscape, and with them, plenty of backlash from energy, economic and environmental public policy experts. Michigan ranks 15th for total wind generation nationwide, according to a 2021 study released by Commodity.com, which was updated last May. The study reports wind provides 8 percent of the…


Study: US Generated 20 Percent Less Wind Power in 2021

The United States generated 20 percent less wind power in 2021, a new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence learned. According to the report, wind developers added 12.9 gigawatts of new capacity last year, down from the record 16 GW of wind capacity that was developed in 2020. Nearly one-third of new wind developments went…


Study: US Added 20 Percent Less Wind Power Capacity in 2021

The United States added about 20 percent less wind power capacity in 2021 than a year earlier, according to a new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. According to the report, wind developers installed 12.9 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year, down from the record 16 GW of wind capacity that was developed in 2020….


Jim Lamon: Investing in American Renewables and Election Integrity

During CPAC 2021, we sat down with Jim Lamon, founder of DEPCOM Power and a U.S. Senate candidate, and we discussed the future of American renewable, as well as election integrity. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available…


Aggressive Zero-Emission Vehicle Quota Plan Draws Fire From Critics

Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault wants to put a mandate in place by early 2023 that would require auto dealers to meet increasingly higher annual goals for selling zero-emission vehicles. In a plan critics say is impractical, the federal government aims to have half of all new passenger cars sold in Canada be zero-emission by 2030,…


Boris Johnson Bets on Wind

Commentary Britain’s Boris Johnson outdid himself last monty. Within hours of telling French President Emmanuel Macron, “Prenez un grip,” he was at the United Nations telling the world to grow up. More remarkable than the British prime minister’s lack of self-awareness is the fairy tale that he told about Britain becoming the Saudi Arabia of wind and…


Interior Secretary Haaland Tells Wind Industry Wind Turbines May Soon Line U.S. Coasts

Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…


Interior Secretary Haaland Tells Wind Industry Wind Turbines May Soon Line US Coasts

Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…


UK Turns on Coal Power Plant as Wind Farms Fail to Meet Electricity Demand

The UK has been forced to fire up a coal power plant to ensure electricity supply, as low winds prevent the country’s wind farms from generating as much power as expected. The UK’s National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) said it has asked energy firm EDF to fire up West Burton A, a power plant…