A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Mike Tryon Named to Wind Energy Task Force SPRINGFIELD….. A long-time proponent of renewable energy, State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) has been appointed to the Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wind Farms
As the Illinois House passed legislation to define the burning of tires in the poverty-stricken Ford Heights as green, renewable energy, an incinerator in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, defaulted on a bond payment of $425,000. The legislative action on Senate Bill 380 … Continue reading
One hundred and fifty-one 398-foot wind turbines have been proposed along the DeKalb-Lee County line area, according to a public notice from DeKalb County. There are 133 planned for southwestern DeKalb County and 18 across the Lee County line. Here … Continue reading
One hundred and fifty-one 398-foot wind turbines have been proposed along the DeKalb-Lee County line area, according to a public notice from DeKalb County. There are 133 planned for southwestern DeKalb County and 18 across the Lee County line. Here … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog outlined printed the first half of David Ulm’s quest to produce Carpentersville District 300’s electricity from windmills. Today we look at how he proposes to pay for it. “We’re ready to move as soon as our … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog outlined printed the first half of David Ulm’s quest to produce Carpentersville District 300’s electricity from windmills. Today we look at how he proposes to pay for it. “We’re ready to move as soon as our … Continue reading
Starting my quest to learn what’s up in windmill electrical generation was Carpentersville School District 300’s efforts in Hampshire. So far wind is not even making a dent in the territory served by Commonwealth Edison. “They don’t want us producing … Continue reading
Starting my quest to learn what’s up in windmill electrical generation was Carpentersville School District 300’s efforts in Hampshire. So far wind is not even making a dent in the territory served by Commonwealth Edison. “They don’t want us producing … Continue reading
My windmill watcher has reminded me of the following fact: Commonwealth Edison gets less than 1% of its electricity from wind. In fact, the twelve-month summary from Com Ed shows ZERO from wind. (Click to enlarge the table or the … Continue reading
My windmill watcher has reminded me of the following fact: Commonwealth Edison gets less than 1% of its electricity from wind. In fact, the twelve-month summary from Com Ed shows ZERO from wind. (Click to enlarge the table or the … Continue reading
Enclosed in my October electric bill was an “Environmental Disclosure Information” report from Com Ed for the last twelve months. When I looked at Com Ed’s sources of electricity, I found that only 1% comes from wind mills. The biggie, … Continue reading
Enclosed in my October electric bill was an “Environmental Disclosure Information” report from Com Ed for the last twelve months. When I looked at Com Ed’s sources of electricity, I found that only 1% comes from wind mills. The biggie, … Continue reading
All of life’s decisions involve the comparison of costs to benefits. Are we willing to stop driving our cars in order to clean up the environment? Since Earth Day, the answer has been a resounding, “No!” What are we willing … Continue reading
All of life’s decisions involve the comparison of costs to benefits. Are we willing to stop driving our cars in order to clean up the environment? Since Earth Day, the answer has been a resounding, “No!” What are we willing … Continue reading