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		<title>Appraisers following suit over power-line easement valuation</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/09/appraisers-following-suit-over-power-line-easement-valuation/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A suit challenging the Gillespie Central Appraisal District&#8217;s valuation of a new electrical line through the Hill Country holds tax implications for other power corridors statewide. Plaintiff Horse Hollow Generation Tie LLC , a Florida power company subsidiary, is fighting the $14.3 million taxable value that the district put on easements in Gillespie County that the firm obtained for the 345-kilovolt line that went into service in late 2009. The line carries energy generated by wind farms from Taylor County .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy transmission costs balloon to $7B</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/wind-energy-transmission-costs-balloon-to-7b/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued its latest quarterly report last week on the progress of wiring West Texas to deliver wind energy to metropolitan areas, and it shows the project first estimated to cost ratepayers downstate $5 billion will now run closer to $7 billion. Projects in the Texas Panhandle also are costing more with Sharyland Utilities estimating its share at $634 million for 295 miles of transmission lines compared to the original $393 million for 253 miles, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>French firm purchases $322M wind farm project west of Vega</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A planned wind farm just west of Vega with an estimated construction cost of about $300 million now belongs to a company with international energy holdings. Austin-based Cielo Wind Power and enXco, owned by a French company but headquartered in San Diego, Calif., announced the sale Wednesday of the Spinning Spur Wind Ranch, to be located about 30 miles west of Amarillo. “We sold 100 percent of our interest, but we will be the construction manager,” said Cielo president and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparations continue for energy project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RAYMONDVILLE — Heavy machinery is being used for road construction and site preparation for giant windmill towers being built by E.ON Climate &#038; Renewables of Austin. Construction began in mid-November on a site east of Raymondville, where 112 Vestas V100 1.8-megawatt wind turbines will be installed by the end of 2012, E.ON spokesman Matthew Tulis said. The project is separate from the Duke Energy wind farm, which will have 171 turbines and also has a completion date of late 2012. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas comptroller made the right call on wind turbines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RE: Comptroller&#8217;s office recommends school district not approve tax incentives (12/28) Texas Comptroller Susan Combs is a beacon of courage and integrity in a sea of state and federal politicians mostly bent on winning re-election. Her decision to oppose Chapter 313 funding for E. On Climate and Renewables&#8217; Petronila Wind Farm was based on a financial comparison of economic benefits from the wind farm and Naval Air Station Kingsville. She reasoned that the Navy&#8217;s concern with electromagnetic interference from the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Pantex wind farm project will enter bid phase soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[After more than two years of wrangling, a wind farm fully capable of powering the Pantex Plant is slated for public bids early this year. About three years ago, Pantex officials agreed with Texas Tech University to research the feasibility of building a wind farm at the plant, which uses seven megawatts of power every day purchased from Xcel Energy. That racks up an annual electric bill of more than $4 million for the Carson County nuclear weapons facility. Xcel .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction of Willacy County wind farm to start soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RAYMONDVILLE — Construction of 171 wind turbines to generate 400 megawatts of electricity in Willacy County will begin in late January or early February, a Duke Energy spokesman said. As many as 300 people will be hired, said Milton R. Howard, Duke Energy vice president for wind development. A job fair will be scheduled sometime in January, he said. “We’re going to hire as many local people as we can,” he said. “That will include laborers and small businesses.” Earth-moving .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Keller district campus is plenty green, but what about that wind turbine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The story behind a story is often more interesting, but too often, we forget to ask questions needed to learn it. An example: The Keller school district is rightfully proud of its energy-efficient Timberview Middle School off Old Denton Road in Fort Worth. With its fruit and vegetable garden, geothermal heating and air conditioning, rooftop solar panels, white roof to absorb less heat, and waterless urinals, the year-old structure is billed as a school of the future. Accolades have rolled .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Comptroller&#8217;s office recommends school district not approve tax incentives for Petronila wind farm project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/28/comptrollers-office-recommends-school-district-not-approve-tax-incentives-for-petronila-wind-farm-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[PETRONILA — The developer of a wind farm in Nueces County could scrap the project after the Texas Comptroller&#8217;s office recommended a local school district not approve tax incentives for the developer. The comptroller&#8217;s analysis said wind turbines could cause the Navy to shutter its base in Kingsville, leading to major job losses. &#8220;We&#8217;re evaluating (the comptroller&#8217;s analysis) right now,&#8221; said Patrick Woodson, chief development officer for E. On Climate and Renewables, which wants to erect more than 80 wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>City of Abilene loosens regulations to allow more wind energy units in town</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Abilenians could have more opportunities to install personal windmills to generate electricity for their businesses, if the city follows through with plans it initiated. On Monday the Planning &#038; Zoning Commission approved an ordinance to amend the city&#8217;s Land Development Code and change the regulations for where wind energy converters — wind turbines used to generate electricity for single buildings — can be installed within city limits. The issue will go before the Abilene City Council, with a public hearing .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Coastal-wind deal canceled</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/03/coastal-wind-deal-canceled/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The European financial crisis has apparently reached all the way to the Texas coast. Earlier this week, a Spanish company planning to expand its wind farm in Kenedy County scrapped its idea, according to Austin Energy, which had planned to buy up to 200 megawatts of the expanded facility&#8217;s generating capacity. The company informed Austin Energy it won&#8217;t sign the contract it had negotiated with the city. &#8220;The deal we had, we don&#8217;t have now,&#8221; said Michael Osborne, who negotiated .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds order full environmental study for wind farm proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/26/feds-order-full-environmental-study-for-wind-farm-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Baryonyx Corporation’s proposed South Texas offshore wind farm project will be subject to a full Environmental Impact Statement, according to a decision by the Galveston District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The alternative would have been for the USACE to settle for a less stringent Environmental Assessment. Austin-based Baryonyx, which submitted permit applications to the USACE in June, announced the agency’s decision late last month. The company has proposed developing offshore wind leases off South Padre Island and Nueces .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator asks electricity regulators to trim wind power line project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/18/senator-asks-electricity-regulators-to-trim-wind-power-line-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A key state senator asked the Public Utility Commission to trim a $6.9 billion project to build transmission lines to accommodate more West Texas wind power as the cost of renewable energy shifts. Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, said he sent a message to the executive director of the commission earlier this week asking the PUC to reevaluate the project, originally estimated to cost $5 billion. &#8220;There are actually two problems here. One is, the cost associated with it is .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Truck loses its load in Rhome</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/16/truck-loses-its-load-in-rhome/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The exit for Farm Road 3433 off of U.S. 287 North in Rhome will be closed until late Tuesday after a tractor-trailer lost its load on the exit ramp about 10:30 a.m. The truck was hauling part of a wind turbine to Coleman, and as the driver exited 287, the trailer “snapped.” The 131,000-pound part rolled from the trailer and next to the railroad tracks. There were no other vehicles involved and no injuries.]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop CISD rejects wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/13/bishop-cisd-rejects-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In a meeting Thursday, the Bishop Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees declined to approve tax zoning that would have helped pave the way for a new wind farm near Petronila. The board debated for more than an hour whether to establish a re-investment zone for the proposed wind farm. You must be an online subscriber to view this story. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 90 days.]]></description>
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		<title>Bats getting caught in Texas wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/09/bats-getting-caught-in-texas-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In 2009, Dr. Amanda Hale, assistant professor of biology at TCU, took on a research project to study the effects of wind power on birds and bats. The study is being done at Wolf Ridge Wind, a 75-turbine wind farm about 90 miles north of Fort Worth in Cooke County. The 5-year project is being funded by NextEra Energy Resources, the largest developer of wind energy in the U.S. Hale, who has PhD in ecology with an emphasis in ornithology, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind-power industry hopes to keep subsidy; Production tax credit is set expire at end of 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/30/wind-power-industry-hopes-to-keep-subsidy-production-tax-credit-is-set-expire-at-end-of-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The wind-power industry is pushing to get its favorite federal subsidy extended amid concerns that the program&#8217;s expiration next year could halt the expansion of the fastest-growing renewable electricity source in the U.S. For nearly two decades, wind power has benefited from the production tax credit, a federal incentive providing 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour to companies for new wind capacity for the first 10 years it&#8217;s online. The industry says the credit has helped wind account for 35 .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Line wins public utility status in Oklahoma</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/30/clean-line-wins-public-utility-status-in-oklahoma/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[An 800-mile power line project expected to spur $14 billion in clean energy development in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas is one step closer to reality. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Friday granted public utility status to Clean Line Energy, which plans to build a $3.5 billion transmission line across the state to carry wind power to Tennessee. Commissioners said the investor-financed project will be a boon to the state. “Oklahoma&#8217;s abundant wind resources provide the possibility of additional income from .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wildlife, offshore wind turbines a bad mix</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/26/wildlife-offshore-wind-turbines-a-bad-mix/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I have fished Padre Island for 53 years and have been the only licensed fishing guide and naturalist providing tours on the National Seashore for the past 22 years. On average I am down island about 128 days per year. I am the founder of the Big Shell Beach Cleanup and have been its primary organizer for the past 17 years. During that time, 2.3 million pounds of debris has been removed by this volunteer effort. In 2010, I was .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bayfront wind turbines can&#8217;t keep a pace; Salt, wind take spin out of devices</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/24/bayfront-wind-turbines-cant-keep-a-pace-salt-wind-take-spin-out-of-devices/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI — Four wind turbines in a bayfront plaza that opened more than a year ago can&#8217;t keep a steady, rotating pace. The salt, wind and harsh conditions have taken their toll, causing the wind turbines to quit working, Assistant City Engineer Kevin Stowers said. &#8220;We did not anticipate they would have problems that quickly,&#8221; Stowers said. &#8220;Of course, the bayfront is difficult for mechanical equipment because of the salty air.&#8221; The engineering department first noticed problems with the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Those relying on direct payments from Abilene, Sweetwater-area wind farms may see downturn</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/23/those-relying-on-direct-payments-from-abilene-sweetwater-area-wind-farms-may-see-downturn/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[When the wind blows, not every wind turbine in West Texas will spin to generate electricity. Electricity grid operators may order some wind farms not to contribute to the power network overseen by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Reasons for doing so include congestion of transmission lines, with the massive transmission line networks being built in West Texas designed to reduce congestion and allow more power from wind farms to be delivered to the most urban areas in the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power transmission lines rise across Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/22/wind-power-transmission-lines-rise-across-texas/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SWEETWATER — Enormous transmission towers stand beside a West Texas country road, waiting for electric wires to be strung through them. Nearby, the task of threading wires through the steel towers is already under way, as men in hardhats shift equipment into position. “We’re going to work 12 hours a day through Thanksgiving,” said Pat Hogan, a consultant with McCurley Enterprises, a company helping with the construction. The only real break comes around mid-afternoon on Sundays when, he said, “you .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>State to seek reimbursement of up to $2 million in wind farm fraud case</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/17/state-to-seek-reimbursement-of-up-to-2-million-in-wind-farm-fraud-case/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Officials with the state comptroller&#8217;s office said Sunday that they will seek restitution of up to $2 million in federal stimulus money that prosecutors say was fraudulently obtained by a wind energy company doing work for the City of Jonestown. &#8220;We are extremely concerned about the facts uncovered in the investigation that are in court documents regarding the city, CM Energies and our former employee,&#8221; the agency said in a written statement. The Travis County district attorney&#8217;s office late last .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>More arrests possible in wind farm fraud case</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/16/more-arrests-possible-in-wind-farm-fraud-case/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[An administrator for the Texas comptroller&#8217;s office conspired to illegally obtain up to $2 million in federal stimulus money for a longtime friend&#8217;s company by overselling its ability to deliver electricity-generating windmills for the city of Jonestown, according to documents filed late last week in Travis County district court. The documents describe a scheme in which Mary Jo Woodall, a program administrator in the comptroller&#8217;s office, helped high school friend Charlie Malouff Jr. obtain the money by slipping him inside .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>NAS-Kingsville eyeing new turbines as possible problem</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/15/nas-kingsville-eyeing-new-turbines-as-possible-problem/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI &#8212; In Kingsville, they love the sound of jets. But it&#8217;s the sound of wind turbines that&#8217;s causing problems. At NAS-Kingsville, a proposed wind farm could be built in Petronila, not far from the base, causing problems with radar and aircraft equipment. Captain Mark McLaughlin, NAS-Kingsville&#8217;s commanding officer, says there two basic problems&#8230;one, aircraft can disappear from the radar&#8230;and two, the movement of the wind turbine blades can create a radar image that looks like a large passenger .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>State employee, exec accused of wind farm fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/15/state-employee-exec-accused-of-wind-farm-fraud/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Authorities on Friday arrested and charged a state comptroller&#8217;s employee and a Jonestown man with deceiving the government to obtain federal grants. Charles Anthony Malouff, 53, and Mary Jo Woodall, 55, are each charged with securing execution of a document by deception, a first-degree felony for which they face up to life in prison if convicted. Woodall was booked into the Williamson County Jail on Tuesday and released the same day on $100,000 bail, court records show. Malouff remained in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbine designer arrested for fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/14/turbine-designer-arrested-for-fraud/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A series of wind turbines planned for the city of Jonestown is on hold after criminal charges were filed against one of the designers. Charlie Malouff, the founder of the C.M Energies, has been arrested on charges of securing execution of a document by deception. C.M. Energies is the Taylor-based company which produces the wind turbines. In an arrest affidavit filed by the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Malouff is accused of manipulating grant applications that helped fund the turbine .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Willacy man requests parallel wind farm road</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/13/willacy-man-requests-parallel-wind-farm-road/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County officials on Thursday heard a request to replace part of Los Patreros Road to keep increasing traffic away from two homes. A.L. Smith requested that a parallel road be built to replace Los Potreros Road before Duke Energy begins construction of several wind turbines south of Smith’s home and a rental house he owns. Precinct 4 Commissioner Dora Perez said Duke Energy is willing to build a new road because its trucks would make heavy use .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Willacy County eyes road for new wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/13/willacy-county-eyes-road-for-new-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County commissioners today will discuss a plan to build a road near Los Portreros Road to accommodate a wind farm turbine site to be built by Duke Energy. County Judge John F. Gonzales Jr. said the parallel road will protect homes on Los Portreros Road from dust and the hazards of passing trucks on the road near Santa Monica while the wind farm is being built and once it is in operation. Precinct 4 Commissioner Dora Perez .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>City considering hiring lobbyist to fight wind farms</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/12/city-considering-hiring-lobbyist-to-fight-wind-farms/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Kingsville City Commission met on Monday to discuss hiring a lobbyist for Kingsville issues, and discussion centered around a proposed wind farm in the Petronila area. Mayor Sam Fugate said the wind farm would create a problem for the Naval Air Stations in both Kingsville and Corpus Christi because it will disrupt the stations’ radar. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; You must be an online subscriber to view this story. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Study examines social perspectives on Nolan County wind industry</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/10/study-examines-social-perspectives-on-nolan-county-wind-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[If some researchers are studying why groups oppose construction of wind turbines, it&#8217;s a different question that fascinates Texas A&#038;M researcher Christian Brannstrom. &#8220;You&#8217;d be amazed at how little we know about why people like wind power,&#8221; Brannstrom said. To find out, Brannstrom and fellow researchers began interviewing Nolan County residents, focusing their efforts on the opinions of a few stakeholders and decision-makers. The results, published earlier this year in the academic journal Annals of the Association of American Geographers, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire on rural property prompts praise but questions on wind turbine oversight</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/09/fire-on-rural-property-prompts-praise-but-questions-on-wind-turbine-oversight/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Shining a spotlight on wildfires and the question of what happens next is a complex subject. We may assume that when a wildfire occurs, we make a call for help and the rest of the story is just that. While viewing catastrophic footage of rising walls of red and orange arches, the flames seem so distant when they&#8217;re on another&#8217;s land or in a Texas locale far away. During the recent 82nd legislative session, there were the daily &#8220;fire reports&#8221; .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy transmission companies get active</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/07/wind-energy-transmission-companies-get-active/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[After six years of studies, debate and planning, Cross Texas Transmission and Sharyland Utilities have launched the construction of lines to collect wind energy and send it downstate at a cost of $1 billion. Cross Texas has an Amarillo office and Sharyland is building one just south of town, but the action is further afield. The work is part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone process that began in 2005. It will cost as much as $7 billion to move .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting fire: Volunteer crews in county struggle to find enough funds</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/05/fighting-fire-volunteer-crews-in-county-struggle-to-find-enough-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[With a burn ban in full effect and the cost of fuel, volunteer fire departments are having to scrape together resources to survive as fires have blackened several thousands acres across the state. Within the past seven days, the Texas Forest Service reports it has responded to 103 fires over 5,541 acres. In Taylor County, volunteer fire departments say they constantly have to raise funds with bake sales, fish frys and barbecues to survive financially. But wildfires are not the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Susan King reacts to wind turbine fire on her Taylor County ranch</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/04/susan-king-reacts-to-wind-turbine-fire-on-her-taylor-county-ranch/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA["I'm watching a turbine on my land on fire, throwing fire balls on my property. I think it needs to be very clearly delineated: if you have property and machinery that is the source of a fire that damages someone land or uses someone's resources who is responsible for the cost," said King.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine sparks up southwest of Abilene; Another wind turbine sparks fire</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/04/wind-turbine-sparks-up-southwest-of-abilene-another-wind-turbine-sparks-fire/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Energy officials say they are taking down a charred 260-foot wind turbine to determine the cause of a fire that began Sunday evening in a rural area west of U.S. 277 and County Road 618, the second turbine blaze to hit the area in the past six weeks. Sunday&#8217;s fire occurred less than a five-minute walk from the country home of state Rep. Susan King. In an interview with the Reporter-News, King said the fire lit up &#8220;like the Paramount .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine catches fire near Rep. Susan King&#8217;s home</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/03/wind-turbine-catches-fire-near-rep-susan-kings-home/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A fire started near the weekend home of Texas Representative Susan King. Representative King called authorities just after 10 p.m. on Sunday after she spotted a wind turbine on fire. The Buffalo Gap, View and Ecca Volunteer Fire Departments responded with eight engines and dozens of firefighters. The fire spread to surrounding grass and burned around two acres before crews were able to put it out. It is unclear what caused the wind turbine to catch fire, but this is .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Petronila wind farm meets opposition</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/02/proposed-petronila-wind-farm-meets-opposition-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bishop Consolidated Independent School District held a public hearing Wednesday to receive feedback from Petronila residents on a proposed wind farm. The feedback they received was a resounding “No”. The public hearing was held at Petronila Elementary School and was attended by nearly 100 residents. Doug Colbeck, Vice President of Development with E-ON Climate and Renewables, of Austin, said his company has signed leases with 20 landowners in the Petronila area for the construction of between 83-100 wind turbines. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Petronila wind farm meets opposition</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/02/proposed-petronila-wind-farm-meets-opposition/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bishop Consolidated Independent School District held a public hearing Wednesday to receive feedback from Petronila residents on a proposed wind farm. The feedback they received was a resounding “No”. The public hearing was held at Petronila Elementary School and was attended by nearly 100 residents. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; You must be an online subscriber to view this story. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 90 days.]]></description>
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		<title>ISU-Texas game to be &#8220;Wind Bowl&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/30/isu-texas-game-to-be-wind-bowl/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Befitting a matchup of universities from the two largest wind producing states in the U.S., the game between Iowa State and Texas Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames has been dubbed the “wind bowl” by the American Wind Energy Association. For the game, the stadium will be 100-percent powered by wind through the purchase of Green-e-certified Renewable Energy Certificates to offset energy used. The American Wind Energy Association and Iowa State’s College of Engineering will join MidAmerican Energy, ITC .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Property tax bills coming, expect little if any change for Abilene, Taylor County</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/30/property-tax-bills-coming-expect-little-if-any-change-for-abilene-taylor-county/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Petree said the changes have to do with wind turbines companies showing a tough business year.
 
"The information that was brought to us by the wind turbine companies showed their income was down," Petree said. "These things are bought and sold based upon income."]]></description>
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		<title>Austin Energy again looks to the coast for wind power</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/22/austin-energy-again-looks-to-the-coast-for-wind-power/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[For the third time this year, Austin Energy has looked to the Texas coast to satisfy its green ambitions. The utility will pay as much as $29 million per year for electricity produced by a wind farm in Sarita, in Kenedy County near Padre Island, that is capable of generating as much as 200 megawatts. The 25-year deal with Portland, Ore.-based Iberdrola Renewables Inc. follows two other recently signed coastal-wind contracts, with Duke Energy and MAP Royalty Inc. The three .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Energy to build 202-Megawatt wind farm in southern Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/20/duke-energy-to-build-202-megawatt-wind-farm-in-southern-texas/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) will build a 202- megawatt wind farm in southern Texas and sell the electricity and renewable energy credits to Austin Energy under a 25-year agreement. The Los Vientos II Windpower Project, in Willacy County, is the sixth wind farm Duke has announced this year, the Charlotte, N.C.-based energy company said today in a statement. It’s the second phase of a 402-megawatt project announced in August. Construction is set to begin by December and it is expected .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners are presented with new wind turbine project proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/13/commissioners-are-presented-with-new-wind-turbine-project-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[County commissioners are once again discussing another wind turbine project that could soon be built in Far East Laredo. Whitetail Wind Energy presented their project to commissioners. Their plans include constructing 57 wind turbines out near Oilton, just south of the current wind farm in east Webb County. Representatives say they want to negotiate with the county and want commissioners to approve proposed tax abatement incentives. Some say the last company that put up a wind farm took advantage of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Public meeting addresses issue of wind turbines and bird deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/09/public-meeting-addresses-issue-of-wind-turbines-and-bird-deaths/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI — A group of wind power developers and federal wildlife officials are grappling with an unfortunate coincidence: The Great Plains, the nation&#8217;s windiest corridor, happens to be the preferred path of the endangered whooping crane and other migrating birds. A Thursday meeting addressing the problem drew birders, wind developers and landowners eager to capitalize on the growth of wind power to the American Bank Center. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had the forum as an initial step .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>NOAA sends balloons aloft to collect data for renewable wind energy project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/08/noaa-sends-balloons-aloft-to-collect-data-for-renewable-wind-energy-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Area residents may see some big balloons in the air in the next few days as NOAA collects atmospheric information to assist wind farms produce energy. NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) plans to launch weather balloons carrying small instruments that collect and transmit wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and relative humidity data Sept. 12-20 from the Duke Energy Ocotillo Wind Farm located near Forsan, Texas. “We want to get a better picture of what the vertical atmosphere looks like near .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New plan aims to reduce bird, wind turbine conflicts from Corpus Christi to Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/08/new-plan-aims-to-reduce-bird-wind-turbine-conflicts-from-corpus-christi-to-canada/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI — A federal agency hopes to create what it says is an unprecedented plan to protect threatened and endangered birds from wind turbines across a broad swath of the United States, from the Coastal Bend to Canada. The plan would provide conservation guidelines for development of wind farms across a 200-mile-wide migratory flyway from the Gulf of Mexico to North Dakota and Montana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is holding an informational and public input meeting Thursday .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Regional power agency says no to wind farm, continues search to replace Xcel in 2019</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/01/regional-power-agency-says-no-to-wind-farm-continues-search-to-replace-xcel-in-2019/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The West Texas Municipal Power Agency declined to a sign a nonbinding energy agreement with a Kansas wind farm Wednesday, continuing the search for an inexpensive source to power the region when WTMPA’s contract with Xcel Energy expires in 2019. WTMPA is a joint power agency and municipal corporation comprised of the cities of Brownfield, Floydada, Lubbock and Tulia. At a board meeting Wednesday, the agency decided against signing a nonbinding energy agreement with the wind farm to provide energy .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas wind energy fails, again</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/29/texas-wind-energy-fails-again/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wednesday brought yet another unspeakably hot day to Texas and, alas, it was yet another day when wind energy failed the state’s consumers. Indeed, as record heat and drought continue to hammer the Lone Star State, the inanity of the state’s multi-billion-dollar spending spree on wind energy becomes ever more apparent. On Wednesday afternoon, ERCOT, the state’s grid operator, declared a power emergency as some of the state’s generation units began to falter under the soaring demand for electricity. Electricity .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Austin Energy working on two, possibly three, wind farm PPAs</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/26/austin-energy-working-on-two-possibly-three-wind-farm-ppas/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Austin Energy said Friday that Austin&#8217;s city council has authorized the municipal utility to negotiate two 25-year power purchase agreements with coastal wind farm operators. The deals would be a 200-MW PPA with Duke Energy Renewables for a planned wind farm in South Texas&#8217; Cameron and Willacy counties, and a 91-MW PPA with MAP Royalty for a project in Webb County, Texas. Duke&#8217;s Los Vientos project and MAP Royalty&#8217;s Cedro Hills project are both expected to begin commercial operations by .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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