Growing its operational capacity, Pattern Energy Group announced that construction has completed for the 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana and the wind farm is now fully operational. The facility will sell 100% of the electricity produced to Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will supply the electricity to the electric grids…
Duke Energy is funding $1 million in energy storage research for renewables
Storing energy from the sun and wind, and using it efficiently on the electric grid, will be the focus of new research at Southern Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center (BIC) near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to…
Eagle Creek Wind Farm proposal expands in Indiana
A newly proposed wind farm for Indiana has been suggested for Lake County by Australian-based global wind energy development company Windlab. The original proposal suggested that the development would cover 10,000 acres of land and would involve 50 wind turbines. This original proposal has since been expanded to be a 23,000 acre site with up…