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The debate among federal and state lawmakers and regulators over how to use wind power, including siting and transmission issues for wind farms both onshore and offshore, and “Smart Grid” technology advances needed to integrate wind and other renewable into the transmission system.
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RES Lacking in a Senate Energy BillAffordability a key factor in pushing mass electricity generation from renewables.
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Cape Wind Moves ForwardAfter a 9 year dispute, the nation's first offshore wind farm gets the green light from the White House.
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Jim Gordon Talks Cape Wind ApprovalCape Wind President Jim Gordon discusses DOI's approval of the Cape Wind offshore wind project.
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Govs Have 'Great Expectations' for WindGovernors of 29 states say they'll push the White House and Congress to boost wind energy.
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Chu: U.S. Lags in Clean Tech RaceEnergy Secretary Steven Chu says the U.S. lags behind other countries in the race for clean technology even though it has the greatest "innovation machine" in the world.
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Wyoming Set to Tax Wind ProductionWyoming's governor is ready to sign into law the nation's first state excise tax on wind energy production.
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Wyoming Debates Wind TaxesDevelopers may have to pay a price on land used for wind farms in the state.
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Study: Cape Wind Would Cut New England Power CostsA study funded by the developer of the proposed Cape Wind project on Nantucket Sound contends the wind farm would drive down New England's wholesale electric costs by $4.6 billion 25 years.
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Obama Urges Both Parties to "Be Practical" on EnergyPresident Obama wants "bipartisan agreement" in Congress on ways to tap into both new and traditional sources of energy.
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Renewable Energy Wants Extensions for Tax CreditsRenewable energy takes precedence on teleconference about legislative priorities.
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