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Western Wind Energy Executes a 120 MW Power Purchase Agreement

Western Wind Energy (WND.V) has closed a power purchase agreement with the Southern California Edison Company (“Edison”) for the procurement by Edison, from the Company, of up to 120 megawatts of wind powered electrical generation. The agreement is for a period of 20 years. Due to confidentiality provisions in the agreement, the price per kilowatt hour and capacity factor are to remain confidential however, for the purpose of public disclosure, the gross yearly revenues to the Company for this contract, including tax credits, will be between US $24.2 – $28.6 million per year and will have an aggregate value over 20 years, of between US $480 – $560 million. The location of the wind energy facilities will be Tehachapi Pass Wind Park. Tehachapi Pass is the site to over 4,600 wind turbine generators delivering over 1.4 trillion watt hours of energy from 670 megawatts of name-plate capacity. Jeff Ciachurski, President of Western Wind states “This is a major victory for the rate-payers of California. Not only does wind power provide environmental stewardship in the form of eliminating CO(2) emissions and other harmful substances, it also provides long-term price stability and independence from foreign fuel sources. We congratulate Southern California Edison […]

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Forest Service to Try Out Certification

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Lawmakers, Environment Groups Praise Bush Choice for EPA Head

by John Fialka, March 7, 2005 President Bush’s choice of Stephen L. Johnson, who spent 24 years climbing the ladder at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to head the EPA was greeted with a rare burst of applause from environmental groups and Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. On Friday, in a break with tradition, President Bush named Mr. Johnson, an expert in regulating pesticides and toxic substances, to be the EPA’s new administrator. In a brief White House ceremony, the president noted that Mr. Johnson, 54 years old, was the first career employee and the first professional scientist to head the agency. The appointment marked the second time Mr. Bush has picked a career official to head a regulatory agency. Last month, he chose the Food and Drug Administration’s acting commissioner, Lester Crawford, to be the agency’s permanent head. Mr. Johnson’s first assignment will give him a taste of what some environmental groups call the worst job in Washington. President Bush asked him to work with Congress to pass the Clear Skies bill, which appears stuck in the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Clear Skies would impose sharp cuts in power-plant emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and […]

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