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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort 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.


Energy company to pay up to $35 million after turbines killed eagles

An American wind energy company has admitted to killing at least 150 bald and golden eagles, most of which were fatally struck by wind turbine blades, federal prosecutors said. ESI Energy pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) after eagles died at three of its facilities in Wyoming and New Mexico, according to a statement from the Justice Department. The MBTA prohibits killing, capturing or transporting protected migratory bird species without a permit. . . . 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 »


April 7, 2022 • U.S., WyomingPrint storyE-mail story

Wind farm operator paying $8M following eagle deaths

CHEYENNE – A leading wind farm operator has agreed to pay fines and other fees totaling just over $8 million, plus potentially spending millions of additional dollars, because its operations were linked to the deaths of at least 150 eagles over about a decade. Partly at issue was whether the energy producer should have applied for permits before its operations killed the birds, or if the business should have taken other actions. The legal case points up the fact that . . . Complete story »


Renewables company pleads guilty, must pay $8 million for wind-turbine deaths of 150 eagles

A renewable-energy company subsidiary pleaded guilty on federal criminal charges Tuesday and ordered to pay $8 million in fines and restitution for killing more than 150 eagles at wind farms in eight states. In addition ESI Energy, a subsidiary of renewables giant NextEra Energy, received five years of probation on three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act stemming from the deaths of nine eagles in wind farms in Wyoming and New Mexico. Golden and bald eagles at 50 . . . Complete story »


Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty

A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy was also sentenced to five years probation after being charged with three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act during a court appearance in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The . . . Complete story »


April 5, 2022 • Wyoming, Print storyE-mail story

Wind project developer charged in deaths of golden and bald eagles

A wind power development company whose windmills across the country have been blamed for the deaths of 150 golden and bald eagles over the past decade has been cited in the deaths of nine of the birds in Wyoming and New Mexico. The federal government on Friday filed three misdemeanor charges against ESI Energy over the deaths of birds at the Cedar Springs wind development in Converse County, the Roundhouse development in Laramie County and the New Mexico Wind project . . . Complete story »


March 15, 2022 • Wyoming, Print storyE-mail story

Duke Energy: no answers yet on why 262-foot wind turbine collapsed near Cheyenne

An energy company is continuing to investigate the collapse of one of its wind turbines near Cheyenne last month, an event a University of Wyoming expert called very rare. Duke Energy spokeswoman Valerie Patterson told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that the investigation being conducted is a detailed and deliberative process so company officials will be able to understand what happened, learn from the incident and prevent it from happening again. “Cleanup efforts are being conducted by site personnel, our . . . Complete story »


March 11, 2022 • Wyoming, Print storyE-mail story

Energy company investigating collapsed wind turbine

CHEYENNE – After one of its wind turbines collapsed last month near Cheyenne, an energy company is still investigating the cause. The turbine, which fell on Feb. 23, was located at the Happy Jack wind site west of Cheyenne. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke Energy runs the site. Duke Energy spokesperson Valerie Patterson said earlier this week that the cause of failure was still unknown. “We are approaching our removal and cleanup efforts methodically and with care,” she wrote in an . . . Complete story »


March 5, 2022 • Wyoming, Print storyE-mail story

Wind turbine collapses in Cheyenne, company investigating cause

An energy company is investigating what caused one of its wind turbines near Cheyenne to collapse recently. Duke Energy spokeswoman Valerie Patterson told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that the collapse of the turbine west of Cheyenne was reported on Feb. 23, but the company is still investigating the cause. No one was injured in the incident. “Things like this take a lot of care to handle, so we’re approaching our removal and cleanup efforts very methodically,” Patterson said. “There . . . Complete story »


March 2, 2022 • WyomingPrint storyE-mail story

Citizen approaches city about recycling wind turbine blades disposed in Casper landfill, seeing potential for more profits

CASPER, Wyo. – Casper citizen Jake Milne approached the Casper City Council on Tuesday, saying that he represents a coalition of twelve companies that are interested in finding a use for wind turbine blades that have been disposed of in the Casper Regional landfill. Companies paying fees to dispose of wind turbine blades and motor housing generated over $600,000 in revenue for the city between May 2019 and September 2020. However, Casper Solid Waste Division Manager Cynthia Langston told the council . . . Complete story »


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