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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
Record Year for New Wind Power Installations in the U.S.
LCG, January 29, 2010--The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced early this week that the U.S. wind industry set a new record by installing nearly 10,000 MW of new generating capacity last year. With the additions, the wind turbine generating capacity in the U.S. now totals over 35,000 MW.
?The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all installation records in 2009, chalking up the Recovery Act as a historic success in creating jobs, avoiding carbon, and protecting consumers,? said AWEA CEO Denise Bode. ?But U.S. wind turbine manufacturing ? the canary in the mine -- is down compared to last year?s levels, and needs long-term policy certainty and market pull in order to grow. We need to set hard targets, in the form of a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), in order to provide the necessary stability for manufacturers to expand their U.S. operations and to seize the historic opportunity we have today to build up a thriving renewable energy industry.?
Texas is far and away the state leading in installed wind power. Today there is over 9,400 MW of wind turbine capacity installed in Texas, with Iowa a distant second, at 3,670 MW, and California third, at 2,794 MW.
Last year Texas added nearly 2,300 MW of wind turbine capacity. Trailing Texas were Indiana, Iowa, Oregon and Illinois, which added 905 MW, 879 MW, 691 MW, and 632 MW, respectively.
With respect to electricity generated by wind turbines across the nation, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates in its Short-Term Energy Outlook issued earlier this month that wind power will account for about 2 percent of the nation's electricity in 2010 and 3 percent in 2011. The other noticeable renewable source of electricity is conventional hydroelectric, which the EIA estimates will provide approximately 7 percent of the electricity consumed by the nation. Coal will fuel approximately 45 percent in both years, with nuclear and natural gas each providing another 20 percent of the electricity consumed in the country.
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