Buckeye Wind Project News Updates

Strickland Discusses Ohio's Strategic Energy Investments at National Energy Forum in Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today discussed how strategic investments and a skilled workforce are positioning Ohio to be a leading global supplier in clean energy at the EnergyBiz Leadership Forum...

Utility Veteran Joins Wind Developer as Non-Executive Chairman
February 10, 2010
EverPower Wind Holdings Inc., a Terra Firma company, announced today that Charles Weliky was appointed as its non-executive chairman. Mr. Weliky retired from Con Edison in August 2008 and most recently served as president and CEO of Con Edison Development and Con Edison Energy, both wholly owned divisions of Consolidated Edison.

EverPower Appears on Urbana Leader TV Program
February 9, 2010
Host Anthony Ehresmann asks EverPower's Kevin Sheen and Mike Pullins about the details of the Buckeye Wind Project, Ohio's first utility-scale wind project. Sheen and Pullins separate fact from fiction and address how they will continue to be community partners in harnessing Ohio's wind resources. Topics include economic benefits for Champaign County and what to expect during construction.

Caring Kitchen thanks EverPower Community Liaison Mike Pullins for donation
Lisa McDonough, Executive Director of Caring Kitchen Inc.
February 8, 2010

Editorial: Breezing ahead
Wind-power projects could herald start of new energy industry
Columbus Dispatch
January 16, 2010
Editorial from Ohio's largest news publication endorses wind industry development and suppliers, clarifying opportunities for jobs and growth.
This year could tell a lot about the future of wind power in Ohio, both in the number of projects proposed and in how they're received by the public...

175MW Buckeye farm first to put Ohio permitting through its paces
reNewsAmericas
May 7, 2009
EverPower has submitted plans for its 175MW Buckeye wind farm in Ohio, making it the first developer to test the state's regulatory process for utility-scale projects...

EverPower's 70-turbine Buckeye Wind Project in Ohio's 'Wind Alley' files application with Ohio Power Siting Board
EverPower
April 24, 2009
EverPower subsidiary Buckeye Wind LLC - developer of the Buckeye Wind Project in Champaign County - today became the first applicant for a commercial wind farm in Ohio...

EverPower To Host Community Open House
EverPower
June 6, 2008
EverPower Corp., a developer of utility-grade wind power projects, will host a community open house for the Buckeye Wind Project at Triad High School on June 10...

Wind projects generate jobs
Albany NY Times Union
January 13, 2008
But there is also another benefit that often goes without notice as the giant blades cut through the air: jobs...

Nordex Enters Wind Turbine Agreement With EverPower
North American Windpower
January 8, 2008
Nordex USA has entered into an agreement with wind developer EverPower for the delivery of 25 N90/2.5 MW turbines...

Wind Power Need Not Be Backed Up By An Equal Amount Of Reserve Power
Science Daily
December 8, 2007
...The power system impacts of wind power were studied in international collaboration coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The results indicate that the frequently stated claim of wind power requiring an equal amount of reserve power for back-up is not correct...

PJM on Wind
PennFuture
December 5, 2007
Wind power is growing rapidly in the United States and in Pennsylvania where 8 wind farms that total 259 megawatts now operate. Those wind farms already generate enough power for about 80,000 homes...

U.S. wind power installations to rise 63 pct in 2007
Reuters UK
November 12, 2007
U.S. wind power installations are projected to jump 63 percent this year...

EverPower hires Mike Pullins as community liaison in Champaign Co.
EverPower
October 11, 2007
...EverPower Corp., a developer of utility-grade wind power projects including the Buckeye Wind Project in Champaign County, Ohio, today announced that it has hired former Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) executive, Mike Pullins as community liaison...

Champaign County Farm Bureau visits McLean County Illinois Wind Farm - Video
Springfield News Sun
October 8, 2007

Wind Turbine Study Group press release
Champaign County
October 2, 2007
The Champaign County Prosecutor's Office has agreed to facilitate community group discussion regarding wind energy development in Champaign County...

State Moves to Develop Wind Energy
Ohio Farmer
September 12, 2007
...The Buckeye Wind Project was approved for a grant of up to $3 million based on the amount of energy produced...

State promising grants of $5M for Ohio wind farms
Business First of Columbus
August 31, 2007
...The Buckeye Wind Project will have sites in Champaign and Logan counties. Developed by New York-based EverPower Inc., the 100,000-kilowatt farm could meet the electricity needs for about 300,000 homes, the state said...

Wind power projects get $3 million
Springfield News-Sun
August 31, 2007
...EverPower, a New-York-based developer of wind energy products, was awarded the funding for the multimillion dollar Buckeye Wind project that will run through both counties...

Logan, Champaign County Project To Power 30,000 Homes
WHIO TV
August 30, 2007
...Strickland is granting up to $3 million to the Buckeye Wind Project, which plans to build wind-power generation project in Logan and Champaign counties...

Governor Strickland Announces $5 Million for Wind Energy Production Projects
Ohio Department of Development
August 30, 2007
EverPower awarded $3 Million from Ohio Wind Production and Manufacturing Incentive Program.