Wind Power
Work on central Indiana wind farm set for this summer
May 14, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA company planning to build a wind farm spread across four central Indiana counties north of Indianapolis says it has obtained
125 building permits for the project's first phase.
MoreIndianapolis expects savings from sweeping energy project
April 28, 2012
Marc D. AllanThe city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings
are expected to accumulate further.
MoreIndiana county OKs project for 80 wind turbines
March 2, 2012
Associated PressCharlottesville, Va.-based Apex plans to install the wind turbines in southern Wells County, about 100 miles northeast of
Indianapolis.
MorePlans delayed for wind farm near Purdue University
November 29, 2011
Associated PressAn Indianapolis developer says it is still trying to arrange financing to build wind turbines on farmland owned by Purdue
University and nearby privately owned property in West Lafayette.
MoreWind-turbine company moving into Evansville plant
September 13, 2011
Associated PressA company that makes wind-turbine blades says it will start its first U.S. facility at a former refrigerator plant in Evansville
that Whirlpool Corp. closed last year. The business said it could employ up to 400 workers in the area by 2014.
MoreConservancy installs turbines at eco-friendly HQ
July 26, 2011
Chris O'MalleyWind turbines, a rare sight downtown, have finally been added to The Nature Conservancy's high-profile building on Ohio Street.
MoreWind farm may fan economy in Madison County
June 18, 2011
Chris O'MalleyE.ON Climate & Renewables North America is planning some 75 wind turbines as part of Madison County’s first commercial
wind farm, one that could temporarily employ 150 construction workers and bring a dozen permanent jobs.
MoreActor Ed Begley to bring star power to Indiana energy conference
June 11, 2011
IBJ StaffBegley is famously obsessed with making his home more energy-efficient—and for driving his wife nuts.
MoreMassive wind farm planned north of Indianapolis
May 31, 2011
IBJ StaffA Chicago-based wind-farm developer is planning a $175 million farm about 45 miles north of Indianapolis that will span parts
of Madison, Tipton, Grant and Howard counties.
MoreControversial utility bill heads to governor
May 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyOpponents say the legislation shifts clean-energy risks to ratepayers and protects utility shareholders. Utilities say they
need the legislation to help them comply with federal pollution mandates.
MoreCarmel-based wind-gear maker plans Marion plant
December 7, 2010
IBJ StaffVela Gear Systems LLC, a Carmel-based startup manufacturer of large-scale gears for wind-turbine assemblies, said it will
make a multimillion dollar investment to construct a 250,0000-square-foot plant in Marion, creating up to 163 jobs by 2013.
MoreIndiana resists call for renewable energy mandates
November 28, 2010
Associated PressThe state is one of only 14 nationwide without a renewable energy standard, according to the Pew Center of Global Climate
Change.
MoreLocal developer planning Indiana wind farm
September 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressCarmel-based Performance Services Inc. plans a 25-turbine wind farm in a rural area north of Lafayette, across about 2,500
acres in northern Tippecanoe County.
MoreWind energy transmission raises equity questions
July 10, 2010
Associated PressTransmission lines costing about $16 billion are needed to move wind energy into the electric grid. But the cost has sparked
a debate over who should pay for getting the power from where it is made to where it is consumed.
MoreWind energy jobs sought at Dallas trade show
May 19, 2010
IBJ StaffAn economic development squad is heading to Dallas to woo wind-energy firms. Indiana ranked second in the nation last year
in
adding wind-generating capacity.
MoreIPL settles $190M dispute, resumes wind farm project
May 17, 2010
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light tilted at wind farm developer by terminating its contract. Now a new agreement avoids the potential
$190 million in damages enXco sought against the local utility.
MoreAlternative energy firm eyeing New Castle plant
February 25, 2010
Scott OlsonPlans by Washington, D.C.-based D'Arcinoff Group to manufacture wind turbines in an idled plant in New Castle could create
1,800 jobs in the next two years.
MoreRenewable power focus of utility reform in 2010 Legislature
January 2, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe Hoosier Environmental Council and Citizens Action Coalition see an expansion of the state’s
“net metering” policy as achievable during the short legislative session that starts Jan.
5.
MoreAdvisory panel urges EPA to back plan to pay for green projects via property tax
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy issuing “voluntary environmental improvement bonds,”, local and state governments could
create special taxing districts that finance homeowner purchases of everything from solar panels to rain
gardens.
MoreEPA: IPL electric plant upgrades were deficient
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light faces potential fines and capital expenditures after allegedly updating three generating
plants over 23 years without adding the most modern pollution controls.
MoreWind turbine maker adding 260 jobs in New Albany
November 23, 2009
IBJ StaffCalifornia-based WindStream Technologies Inc. plans to locate a development and production facility at Purdue Research Park
of Southeast Indiana, creating more than 260 jobs by 2012.
MoreHorizon Wind Energy opens its first Indiana wind farm
November 21, 2009
IBJ StaffAt full tilt, the units of Meadow Lake I Wind Farm in Brookston can generate about 200 megawatts, enough
to power 60,000 average size homes in a year.
MoreTour highlights alternative energy in central Indiana
September 26, 2009
IBJ StaffAn event stretching from Noblesville to Bargersville might be the best opportunity ever to check out wind- and solar-energy
projects in one afternoon.
MoreContractors, manufacturers hope clean-energy incentives, mandates lead to more business
August 10, 2009
Chris O'MalleyFederal stimulus funds and greenhouse-gas legislation have the potential to spark a green version of the Gold Rush. Many Indiana
firms are retooling to sell products or services that are or might soon be in demand.
MoreIndiana is first in nation for wind power growth
April 20, 2009
A report due out later this month will show that Indiana is the state growing wind power at the fastest rate in the nation.
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