Exelon says that it has joined environmental organizations, community leaders, business groups, and lawmakers in supporting legislation that will preserve and expand clean energy in Illinois, put the state on track to achieve 100% carbon-free power for customers in northern Illinois and meet statewide commitments under the U.S. Climate Alliance. The legislation also guarantees that customers…
Exelon to deploy GE’s Predix software across its entire energy generation fleet
GE announced an enterprise-wide software agreement with Exelon, a Fortune 100 energy company. This agreement includes integration and deployment of GE’s entire suite of Predix* software applications across Exelon Generation’s fleet of wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and natural gas facilities. The digital technology will be used to improve power plant reliability and performance. The software agreement is also a…
RES announces sale of the Bluestem Wind Project to Exelon Generation
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, construction, and operation of wind and energy storage projects, announced the sale of the Bluestem Wind Project toExelon Generation, one of the nation’s leading power producers. Exelon Generation is the nation’s 12th largest wind producer with a combined 1,500 megawatts of wind generation and more…
Suzlon renews Exelon Wind’s service agreement for five years
Exelon Wind recently selected Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation’s (SWECO) OMS team to continue to maintain its 333 Suzlon wind turbine generators (600 MW). The five-year service agreement continues a long-standing relationship between Exelon and SWECO, which has focused on high turbine availability and energy production. “Exelon is our corporation’s largest customer,” said Duncan Koerbel, Suzlon…
Nordex USA secures 45.6 MW order from Exelon Wind
Nordex USA will supply 19 wind turbines to Exelon Wind for the next phase of the Beebe Community Wind Project in Gratiot County, Michigan. The first phase completed Dec 2012 and features 34 of Nordex’ N117/2400 turbines, the first major project worldwide to use the machines intended for light wind conditions. Today more than 260…
OEM announces a project with several firsts
Nordex USA Inc. will be supplying 34 wind turbines to Exelon Wind LLC for the Beebe Community Wind Farm in Gratiot County, Michigan. The 81.6-MW wind farm will be the first major project worldwide and the first in the United States to use the Nordex N117/2400 turbine, the latest addition to the company’s respected Gamma…
Deere & Co. exits wind-energy business
Deere & Co. says it has agreed to sell John Deere Renewables LLC, its wind energy business, to Exelon Generation Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon Corp. “As Deere sharpens its strategic focus, we have concluded that the company’s resources are best invested in growing our core equipment businesses around the world,” says Samuel R. Allen, Deere & Co. CEO. “We…