Kansas City is planning to construct a 3,000-acre solar farm near the Kansas City International Airport. Mayor Quinton Lucas has proposed the legisation and says the long term goal is to reduce utility costs and power a third of Kansas City homes with green energy. Click here for KSHB TV News Kansas City …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Clean energy investments gain foothold in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is being cited as an example of a Republican-led state that is also rushing toward clean energy investment. Yes, oil and gas get deep appreciation from state leaders but renewables are also growing and being touted for their economic benefits. “The environmental benefits are nice,” J.W. Peters, president of Solar Power of Oklahoma, …
Arkansas electric cooperative leader questions reliability of renewable energy sources
The president of an Arkansas electric cooperative questions the reliability of renewables on the grid and calls for the U.S. EPA’s proposed power plant restrictions to be struck down. It’s from Kecia Wolf, a certified public account who was named President and CEO of Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative last fall. “A system that only utilizes intermittent …
Singapore company picks Albuquerque as site for its first US solar plant
Albuquerque, New Mexico has been picked as the site for a nearly $1 billion solar manufacturing plant. Maxeon Solar Technologies, based in Singapore plans to build the plant and create 1,800 jobs in the city. It announced it picked Albuquerque as the site for its first manufacturing plant in the U.S. Click here for …
Oklahoma among few states with solar manufacturing plants
A new report shows Texas and Georgia lead the U.S. in the number of new solar manufacturing plants following the passage of the IRA nearly a year ago. Oklahoma is among the few states with only one solar project according to the report by PV Tech. Texas has six and Georgia has five …
Government subsidies swell for renewable energy
Years after Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry leaders complained of too many government subsidies for the state’s renewable energy projects, a new nationwide report shows those subsidies more than doubled between 2016 and 2022. They also formed nearly half of all the federal energy-related support, jumping to $15.6 billion in fiscal year 2022 from …
Xcel Energy to invest $770 million in New Mexico and Texas
Xcel Energy plans to invest nearly $770 million in power-generating operations in Texas and New Mexico and at the same time, extend the life of two older natural gas-fueled units. The company said thee upgrades and additions to its generating fleet in the two states will return $116 million in added tax revenue to …
Solar manufacturing firm to open plant in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is getting a new solar cell manufacturing plant and the 350 jobs that will come with it. Switzerland-owned Meyer Burger plans to begin production in the second half of 2024. Click here for KRDO News
Construction to start soon on Missouri’s largest solar farm
Construction is expected to begin in several weeks on what will be the largest solar farm in the state of Missouri. AES will build the 1,100-acre solar farm near Troy Mills and the Kirksville Regional Airport in northern Missouri. Some construction work will begin by mid-August, with it fully underway by late September to early …
New Mexico rancher loses legal fight over his own land
A New Mexico rancher who sued to stop a solar energy company from crossing his private land to service solar farms on other land, lost his fight as the state Supreme Court ruled against him. The justices, in a unanimous opinion, ended the fight brought by the McFarland Land & Cattle Company near Tucumcari …