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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational mission to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law. The original articles, links to which are provided, may have additional links and photos and other media that were not included here.


States sue Trump administration over federal roadblocks on wind energy, citing economic harm and climate goals

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore and offshore. They say Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process, and he’s jeopardizing development of a power source critical . . . Complete story »


February 11, 2025 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Legislation would bar wind farms within six miles of another’s property

When it comes to building wind farms, how close is too close? Six miles, according to proponents of legislation awaiting a House vote. It would bar any wind farm within that distance of anyone else’s property without that person’s consent. And they would have to be at least 12 miles from any property zoned for residential development. But that’s just part of what is in HB 2223. It also would require county supervisors to first hold a public hearing and . . . Complete story »


November 17, 2024 • Arizona, Louisiana, MontanaPrint storyE-mail story

Results in utility commission races in Arizona, Montana, and Louisiana will slow wind and solar

Some of the votes Americans cast on Tuesday that may have mattered most for the climate were quite a bit down-ballot from the presidential ticket: A handful of states held elections for the commissions that regulate utilities, and thereby exercise direct control over what sort of energy mix will fuel the coming years’ expected growth in electricity demand. In three closely watched races around the country—the utility commissions in Arizona, Montana, and Louisiana—Republican candidates either won or are in the . . . Complete story »


April 18, 2024 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Judge rules against tribes in lawsuit with ‘largest clean energy project U.S. history’

A federal judge yesterday ruled against The Tohono O’odham Nation, the San Carlos Apache Tribe and environmentalists in a lawsuit to halt work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through an area of cultural significance to the tribes. The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to California. The 520-mile-long powerline is the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam and is being lauded as “the largest clean energy project in U.S. . . . Complete story »


June 24, 2023 • Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, WyomingPrint storyE-mail story

In-depth: ‘Beyond belief’: Industrial wind developments could threaten fragile desert ecosystem

The scope and size of these projects are mind-boggling. A landmark interregional transmission line project has broken ground this week to carry high-voltage electricity 732 miles from the largest wind farm in North America to Nevada. The TransWest Express Transmission Project (TWE) will take electricity generated by the $5 billion, 3,000 megawatt, 600-turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project (CSMWE) located in Carbon County, Wyoming, to the Market substation in Eldorado Valley, Nevada, which lies within the largely untouched . . . Complete story »


September 22, 2022 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Navajo County residents protest plans for giant wind farm

Want to build a 200-megawatt solar energy power plant? No problem. How about a 500-megawatt wind farm? Buckle your seat belt. The Navajo County Board of Supervisors this week approved two giant alternative energy installations near Holbrook. The 2,000-acre sea of solar panels slid right on through. The 52,000-acre wind farm blew up a storm of opposition. Both won unanimous approval – but not before people living in the wide-open, high-desert spaces around the proposed wind farm voiced a long list . . . Complete story »


September 22, 2022 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Giant wind farm near Holbrook spawns storm of controversy

Want to build a 200-megawatt solar energy power plant? No problem. How about a 500-megawatt wind farm? Buckle your seat belt. The Navajo County Board of Supervisors this week approved two giant alternative energy installations near Holbrook. The 2,000-acre sea of solar panels slide right on through. The 52,000-acre wind farm blew up a storm of opposition. Both won unanimous approval – but not before people living in the wide-open, high-desert spaces around the proposed wind farm voiced a long list . . . Complete story »


September 6, 2022 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Amped-up: Southern Arizona residents share concerns as construction on 550-Mile transmission line nears

A multi-billion dollar project is generating a lot of ‘buzz.’ SunZia Transmission is the largest clean energy infrastructure project in U.S. history, and it’s happening in our own backyard. Soon, the 550-mile transmission line will bring wind energy from New Mexico to Arizonans. SunZia comprises two transmission lines. The first is a 3,000-megawatt line running from central New Mexico to south-central Arizona. The second is a 1,500-megawatt line running along the same route. According to officials, the two lines will . . . Complete story »


April 16, 2022 • ArizonaPrint storyE-mail story

Developer studying potential for massive wind farm north of Tucson

A Boston-based developer is exploring the potential for what would be Arizona’s biggest wind farm on an expanse of high desert in Pinal County north of Oracle, about 30 miles north of Tucson. But the company’s plan to erect up to 83 wind turbines at the site known as Oak Wells has already drawn opposition from local ranchers who say the wind farm would harm rangeland as well as the environment and native wildlife. Oak Wells Wind LLC, an Arizona . . . Complete story »


US firm fined $8m after 150 eagles die at its wind farms

A US-based wind energy firm called ESI Energy, has been slapped with an $8m fine after at least 150 eagles died at its wind farms across eight states over the last 10 years. The company has also been given five years of probation. ESI Energy, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, has pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The company acknowledged the deaths of golden and bald eagles since 2012 at its farms in Wyoming, . . . Complete story »


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