A newly-released report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) details significant contributions being made in North Carolina from utility-scale clean energy projects. The report, Clean Energy Powers North Carolina, finds that nearly 10% of the state’s energy capacity is currently generated through solar and wind projects. Clean energy capacity in the state now stands … Continue reading $15 Billion in Utility-Scale Clean Power Investments in North Carolina
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Carolina Offshore Wind Auction Winners
Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina responded to the Office of Ocean Energy Management’s decision to exclude areas of coastal North Carolina from the final wind power areas in the Mid-Atlantic Calling Area. The bureau announced three final wind energy areas for further study, which are located offshore from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Two sites … Continue reading Biden-Harris Administration Announces Carolina Offshore Wind Auction Winners
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Robust Offshore Wind Development in Central Atlantic Critical to State and National Goals
As part of the Biden Administration’s offshore wind energy goals, the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) today finalized Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Central Atlantic. This process brought together many different stakeholders to thoroughly review areas most suitable for offshore wind development. The American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauds this process as it … Continue reading Robust Offshore Wind Development in Central Atlantic Critical to State and National Goals
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Duke Energy wins offshore wind lease in North Carolina
Duke Energy bid $155 million to secure the federal lease for 55,154 acres in the Atlantic Ocean 20 miles off Bald Head Island southeast of Wilmington to develop what could be as much as a 1.6-gigawatt wind project.Duke N.C. President Stephen De May said winning the lease is an important step for Duke as it … Continue reading Duke Energy wins offshore wind lease in North Carolina
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Carolina Long Bay lease sale demonstrates momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauded the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for holding a lease sale in the Carolina Long Bay wind energy area that will create tens of thousands of high-skilled U.S. jobs, strengthen coastal economies, and deliver vast amounts of reliable, clean energy to America’s … Continue reading Carolina Long Bay lease sale demonstrates momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector
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US to Auction Offshore Wind Power Rights in the Carolinas
The federal government plans to auction off the rights to produce power from wind energy in two areas offshore of North Carolina and South Carolina.The Department of the Interior says the leases are part of President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing clean energy generation. The sites being put up for auction on May 11 are … Continue reading US to Auction Offshore Wind Power Rights in the Carolinas
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AWEA Statement on Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Offshore Wind Power Bipartisan Partnership
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement after Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia together announced a three-state collaboration to become a hub for the promising offshore wind sector, which is set to deliver 83,000 jobs and $25 billion in annual economic output to the U.S. within a decade: “We … Continue reading AWEA Statement on Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Offshore Wind Power Bipartisan Partnership
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North Carolina legislature fixes a wind farm problem that doesn’t exist
Acting against the interest of North Carolina job-seekers and businesses, last week state legislators placed a moratorium on new wind farm permits through 2018. The last-minute amendment to H 589, a wide ranging energy bill, will stop North Carolina from harvesting more homegrown wind power. The bill now awaits a final decision from North Carolina … Continue reading North Carolina legislature fixes a wind farm problem that doesn’t exist
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America’s Wind Energy Boom May Finally Be Coming to the Southeast
Local support flies in the face of Republican opposition, and some long-resistant states like North Carolina are now poised to join the country’s wind power surge. On a breezy day in late January, Katharine Kollins, the president of the Southeastern Wind Coalition, walked 13 North Carolina legislators across fields of farmland outside Elizabeth City, N.C. … Continue reading America’s Wind Energy Boom May Finally Be Coming to the Southeast
Continue readingOffshore wind: Big moves in North Carolina
After recent offshore wind developments in Rhode Island and New York, the latest news comes out of North Carolina: Avangrid Renewables has won a Department of Interior auction to develop a project off the state’s coast. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke praised the results: The success of this lease sale reflects the continued interest of coastal … Continue reading Offshore wind: Big moves in North Carolina
Continue readingIberdrola wins bid to build offshore wind farm near North Carolina
The U.S.-based subsidiary of a Spanish utility company has offered $9 million in a bid to develop an offshore wind farm off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will lease 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina to Avangrid Renewables, for development of a wind energy facility off Kitty Hawk. The … Continue reading Iberdrola wins bid to build offshore wind farm near North Carolina
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North Carolina’s first wind farm starts operations
The Amazon Wind Farm US East, powered by Avangrid Renewables at Desert Wind, in North Carolina has started operations. The facility reached full commercial operation this month and began delivering power in December 2016. It features 104 modern wind turbines that will produce 208MW of energy, enough to power the equivalent of approximately 61,000 US homes … Continue reading North Carolina’s first wind farm starts operations
Continue readingBusiness leaders speak out against threat to renewable and energy efficiency policies in North Carolina
North Carolina has built a strong foundation of clean energy policies that date back almost 10 years, but they’ve been under attack during this year’s legislative session. Things came to a head with a controversial vote regarding the state’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) that was taken right before the Memorial Day … Continue reading Business leaders speak out against threat to renewable and energy efficiency policies in North Carolina
Continue readingAmazon calls for extension of wind energy tax incentives
In making the announcement that it would buy power from the first wind farm in North Carolina, Amazon called for the extension of renewable energy tax incentives that are currently moving through Congress. Yesterday, Congress also took a step in the right direction when the U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted 23-3 to extend the primary federal … Continue reading Amazon calls for extension of wind energy tax incentives
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Gamesa secures 208 MW wind power order from Iberdrola Renewables for one wind farm in the United States
Gamesa will install 104 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Amazon Wind Farm US East, located in North Carolina. Global wind energy leader Gamesa today announced that Iberdrola Renewables has placed a firm order for Gamesa to supply 208 MW for one wind farm in the United States. This is one of the … Continue reading Gamesa secures 208 MW wind power order from Iberdrola Renewables for one wind farm in the United States
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Groundbreaking at North Carolina’s First Wind Farm with 150 Wind Turbines
Gov. Pat McCrory, Policymakers Visit Amazon Wind Farm US East, Powered by Iberdrola Renewables at Desert Wind. For the first time, wind power is lifting off in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory joined business and community leaders in Elizabeth City today to break ground on North Carolina’s first industrial-scale wind power project. Spanning farm fields … Continue reading Groundbreaking at North Carolina’s First Wind Farm with 150 Wind Turbines
Continue readingIberdrola to build Amazon’s 208 MW wind farm in US
Iberdrola Renewables has been selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build and operate a 208MW wind farm in the US. The project called, Amazon Wind Farm US East, will be built in Perquimans and Pasquotank counties. It is expected to start operation in December 2016. Upon completion, the wind farm is estimated to … Continue reading Iberdrola to build Amazon’s 208 MW wind farm in US
Continue readingNorth Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
Fields in rural North Carolina are becoming an alternative energy hub as investors break ground on the South’s first big wind farm. Political and business leaders will mark the start of construction on the industrial-scale wind power project near Elizabeth City on Tuesday. The $600 million effort is being built by Iberdrola Renewables, which is … Continue reading North Carolina wind farm would be first in US South
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Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to build something the South has never seen: a commercial-scale wind energy farm. The $600 million project by Spanish developer Iberdrola Renewables LLC will put 102 wind turbines on 22,000 acres near the coastal community of Elizabeth City, with plans to add … Continue reading Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
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North Carolina is in danger of going backwards on renewable energy
Late Wednesday night, the North Carolina House of Representatives amended House Bill 760 to weaken renewable energy requirements in North Carolina.The amendment freezes the renewable energy portfolio standard in 2015 which will make it almost impossible for utility-scale renewable projects to be built in North Carolina. This puts the development of wind projects in North … Continue reading North Carolina is in danger of going backwards on renewable energy
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