December 12, 2003

Wind Harvest's "Wind News"
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf <kwolf@windharvest.com>

Note:  These story titles and lead paragraphs predominantly come from Energy Central's daily posting of the world's energy stories. Others are sent to me by subscribers of Wind News.  Energy Central requires paid membership to read full stories.  You can often paste the headline into Google and find the original source of the story. You are welcome to share this with others. This is a free service from Wind Harvest.   Thank you. Kevin
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BOOSTING RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY; STATE RAISES SOLAR, WIND,
METHANE GOAL

  State regulators are considering a proposal to require more of the
  electricity sold in New Jersey to be generated from
  renewable-energy sources.
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SEAWEST WINDPOWER ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF 22.44 MW WIND ENERGY PROJECT

  SeaWest WindPower Inc. of San Diego and PPM Energy of Portland,
  announced the execution of a Project Development Agreement through
  which the two companies will jointly develop and construct the
  22.44MW Mountain View III wind energy project in Riverside County, Calif.
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GROUND BROKEN NEAR BOWLING GREEN FOR FIRST OHIO UTIOLITY SIZE 'WIND FARM'

  Green Mountain Energy Company, American Municipal PowerOhio
  (AMPOhio), and the City of Bowling Green recently broke ground for
  the construction of two wind turbines near the city.
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SCOTTISHPOWER, SHELL TO BUILD WIND POWER FARM IN COLORADO

  ScottishPower PLC's PPM Energy Inc and Royal Dutch/Shell Group's
  Shell WindEnergy Inc said they will build the largest wind power
  farm in Colorado.
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PHOENIX UTILITY BUYS NEW MEXICO WIND POWER

  Public Service Company of New Mexico has signed a five-year
  contract worth about $18 million to supply electricity from the
  new wind ranch to the Salt River Project in Phoenix.
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BOOST FOR OFF SHORE WIND POWER

  PLANS for massive expansion of wind farms on British land are
  threatened by public protest, and hopes for large- scale solar
  power generation are over-ambitious, Ministers will be warned this week.
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DAIRYLAND POWER INVESTS IN MINNESOTA WIND FARM

  Dairyland Power Cooperative is expanding its renewable energy
  program with participation in the G. McNeilus Wind Farm, located
  in Adams, Minn.
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Kinko's Increases Green Power Use Nearly 80%
Source: GreenBiz.com <http://www.greenbiz.com/>

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 22, 2003 - Kinko's has announced substantial new green
power and green tag agreements that raise the company's estimated annual
renewable power purchases nearly 80% to more than 27 million kWh in 18
states. The deals include Kinko's first purchases in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Wyoming, and Virginia.

Forty-five Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Kinko's branches now
purchase 100% of their electricity demands, approximately 13.9 million kWh,
through 3 Phases Energy Services Green Certificates, which are generated by
biomass projects. In addition, South Carolina's public power electric
utility, Santee Cooper, supplies renewable power to another Kinko's
location. In Wyoming, two locations serviced by Utah Power and Pacific Power
have switched to the Blue Sky renewable program offered by these utilities.
Also this summer, Kinko's expanded its green power purchases in Colorado
with 17 more locations switching a portion of their power needs from Kinko's
for a total of 28 branches in the state.
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