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YakTriNews.com March 16, 2021 7:02 PM Madeleine Hagen “It’s not wanted and it’s not needed,” Barry Bush with Save Our Ridges said. The group has set up a website, petition and Go Fund Me to advocate against the 70,000 acre renewable energy project. Horse Heaven Wind Farm could include up to 244 wind turbines, photovoltaic solar arrays and battery storage facilities to store the energy produced. The project, created by Scout Clean Energy, has not yet been permitted in Washington. “I’m not aware of any of the utilities that are in need of even one kilowatt o...

‘Texas Grid’ does not cover all of Texas, Panhandle in better shape KFDA NEWS AT SIX - VOD - clipped version By Freixys Casado | February 18, 2021 at 7:05 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 10:30 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - While thousands of Texans continue to be without power, most of the panhandle seems to be in better shape. The United States is divided by three power grids. The Eastern Grid, the Western Grid and the Texas Grid, also refer to as ERCOT. “Texas by itself is one of the largest consumer of electricity,” said Dr. Joshua Partheepan, assistant professor of ...

Dive Brief: The WEIS has been in the works for more than a year, and SPP says many of the participants are now evaluating full membership in the SPP regional transmission organization (RTO). A Brattle study last year concluded adding members could produce $49 million in annual savings for consumers and SPP. Utilities joining the WEIS say the new service will help accelerate their decarbonization goals. There are concerns from some clean energy advocates, however, that SPP's new market creates a transmission seam across Colorado and may not be as efficient as a single RTO serving the state...