Wind Power News: Louisiana
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SWEPCO settles legal issue with wind power contracts
SWEPCO announced Wednesday that it will purchase additional wind power to supplement its energy portfolio and meet a renewable energy commitment, settling a legal issue surrounding the coal-fired John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant. On Dec. 22, SWEPCO announced it had settled a lawsuit brought against the company by the Sierra Club, the National Audubon Society and Audubon Arkansas related to Turk Plant construction in southwest Arkansas. Those groups objected to the Turk Plant — a modern, coal-fired power plant . . .

