Energy Companies Choose Nuke Plant Site

Duke Power Co. and Southern Co. have selected a site in South Carolina for a potential nuclear power plant, which would be one of the first ordered in the U.S. in more than 30 years, the companies said Thursday...The industry has been ramping up its nuclear program after President Bush signed an energy bill last year that enhances incentives for building nuclear reactors.

Wind Energy - Annual Industry Rankings

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) just released their annual rankings for the wind energy industry in America. Some interesting points:

• California still has the most capacity installed, but Texas has made serious gains from last year and is expected to overtake California this year; this makes sense, because Texas has the second-most wind energy potential behind North Dakota.
• Xcel Energy, which operatates in Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas, has replaced SoCal Edison as the top buyer of wind power. SoCal Edison has sat atop this perch for many years but with the surge in Texas, Xcel has been buying away, with plans to greatly increase their wind energy consumption in Colorado as well as Texas in the following year.
• This chart displays the installed wind power capacity in the US:
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