Monthly Archives: January 2007

If you venture about 50 miles west of Fargo, you’ve probably seen one of the first commercial scale wind turbines in the eastern part of the state near Valley City. You should have seen the wind turbine go!  Here’s a … Continue reading →

Well winter’s back!  I-94 was a bit treacherous with blowing snow over the highway.  Luckily, it’s cold enough that it isn’t melting, so it’s not as slippery as it could have been. I think folks are getting into winter driving … Continue reading →

Some good citizens have expressed their concerns about the cost of investing in home grown, renewable energy developed here in the good old United States.  Most recent studies show that the net energy gain from the production of ethanol varies depending on … Continue reading →

Measure calls for renewable energy councilBy GWEN BRISTOL, Correspondent BISMARCK — With alternative fuels on the minds of most politicans and talk of lessening America’s dependence on foreign oil, Senate Bill 2288 was presented to the Senate Agriculture Committee Thursday. … Continue reading →

Our area Congressman are weighing in on the reality of climate change.   They have all been doing good work promoting more development of home grown, renewable energy and carbon capture methods to help reduce emissions from coal.  Each of them … Continue reading →

The United States energy challenge is North Dakota’s great opportunity! It’s been gratifying to see the various energy groups around the state coming together to find more common ground on growing the role of renewables in our states energy mix. … Continue reading →

The energy markets in our area and across the country have been changing and are going to continue to change.  North Dakota exports most of our states generated electricity to states that have recently adopted higher emmission and renewable energy objectives or standards.  Investing … Continue reading →

It was another great week at the legislature for North Dakotans that want more state investment for developing our vast renewable energy resources.  Even though two of the primary bills (#2288 and #1506)that the North Dakota Renewable Energy Partnership helped … Continue reading →

Last week was a fantastic warm-up for this weeks hearings on Renewable Energy bill SB# 2288 .  This bill is targeted to help our residents invest in, and benefit from the development of our vast renewable resources here in North Dakota.    … Continue reading →

Isn’t it great to see Minnesota raising the bar for achieving our areas vast potential for home grown, renewable energy?  It’s fun knowing that North Dakota has more and better renewable resources than any other state in the country.  Resources like wind, biomass, biofuel feedstocks … Continue reading →