The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently ranked PECO WIND fifth in the list of top ten green power programs based on total number of customers. The announcement is part of the DOE’s annual ranking of leading utility green power programs. More than 800 utilities across the Unites States now offer voluntary programs allowing customers to choose electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind and solar.

EOS leans on SED for wind power expertise in new renewable energy business.

Hancock, MA – EOS Ventures, LLC announced it’s partnership in a press conference today with Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. (SED). The partnership brings SED and Brian Fairbank, co-owner of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, full circle in the renewable energy industry.

On August 15th, 2007 the then 12-person staff of (SED) gathered a top Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort to celebrate it’s biggest accomplishment. Biggest in size that is – it was the ribbon cutting of Jiminy’s 1.5 megawatt wind turbine, a project SED developed from the initial feasibility study to construction management during the installation. After the celebration the SED management team, made up of seven James Madison University alumni, headed back to headquarters fully knowing it would not be their final venture with Brian Fairbank, co-owner of Jiminy.

That brings us to present day, SED sits comfortably in a new office with a now 17-person staff, a new look on the website, 10 large scale projects in the 2008 calendar, and now a strategic alliance with EOS Ventures, LLC. EOS provides a one-stop resource for project expertise, management and ownership to install a turn-key alternative energy unit at your site via a long long-term power purchase agreement.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Americas Inc. of Austin, Texas, one of the leading wind developers in North America, has signed agreements exceeding $700 million to receive GE Energy 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for projects in 2009 and 2010.

GE Energy will supply RES with nearly 500 megawatts of new wind energy capacity, and will provide commissioning and operations services as well as maintenance support. “Throughout the United States we continue to witness strong interest in the production of cleaner, wind-generated electricity,” said Victor Abate, vice president-renewables for GE Energy. “We are pleased that RES has selected our well-proven, 1.5-megawatt technology to help the company reach its build-out goals for the years ahead.”

Xcel Energy today issued a Request for Proposals for 500 megawatts of wind power to help it meet Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard. Under the company’s preferred option, once built, project ownership would be transferred to Xcel Energy. The company will consider resources with commercial operation dates through 2011.

“We support the goal of securing an environmentally sound energy future, and we are committed to achieving this goal in a reliable and timely manner,” said Mark Stoering, Xcel Energy vice president for portfolio strategy and business development. “We also are striving to achieve this goal in a cost-effective manner for our customers.”

Minnesota’s RES requires Xcel Energy to supply 30 percent of its customers’ electricity needs with renewable resources by 2020. To meet Minnesota’s standard and renewable requirements in other jurisdictions the company serves in the Upper Midwest, Xcel Energy plans to add 2,600 megawatts of wind resources to its system by 2020, over and above the 1,300 megawatts of wind resource scheduled to be on line by the end of 2008. At year-end 2007, the company will have more than 1,000 megawatts of wind power on its Minnesota system.

Facility Will Help GE Energy Meet Wind Industry Demands

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help GE Energy meet the robust worldwide demand for wind turbines, Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new wind turbine manufacturing plant in Aberdeen, South Dakota that will manufacture blades for GE’s 1.5-megawatt machine, one of the most widely used wind turbines in the world.

The new facility will be owned by the Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC), and leased and operated by Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), representing a $40 million investment and the creation of up to 750 new jobs. The facility will also enable MFG to increase the volume of wind turbine blade sets being supplied to GE Energy, starting in 2008.