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… vote of 31-19 on a bill that incentivizes utilities to participate in a voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard (CPS) setting a goal of 10 percent of the state’s electric generation to come from clean energy sources by 2025.

SB 251 includes an amendment that calls for at least 50 percent of the energy produced by Indiana utilities participating in the CPS to come from within the state.

“I commend the Indiana legislature for setting a course toward more affordable, homegrown Hoosier energy,” said Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). “In particular, I would like to thank the bill’s author, Senator Bev …

A new agreement will boost KCP&L’s wind power portfolio by more than 65 percent.

KCP&L is pumping up its wind power portfolio by more than 65 percent, agreeing to buy power from a project to be built in Western Kansas.

The Kansas City-based electric utility signed a power purchase agreement for about 131 megawatts from the CPV Renewable Energy Co. LLC wind farm in Cimarron, Kan., on which construction is expected to begin in the fall. That’s a big boost to KCP&L’s current 200 MW wind power portfolio — which represents enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes a year — …

August 16, MREA Introduction to Wind Systems Workshop, Custer, WI

This workshop is designed as the first step in a professional track or for people who have an interest in residential size wind systems for their home or business. The workshop will define wind energy, describe how residential wind energy systems work, and provide a basis for making informed decisions about the design, sizing, and siting of wind energy systems. Sponsored by MREA. For more information, click here.

September 15-17, 2011 AWEA Small and Community WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Des …