Lafayette Online

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana’s only statewide wind power conference, taking place July 21 and 22, will concentrate on better integrating wind with the power grid and includes talks on topics ranging from big wind farms to wind power for individual homes or small communities. WIndiana 2010 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis will […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Some farm fields aren’t just for growing crops and providing pasture anymore. Increasingly, they’re producing electricity, said Chad Martin, Purdue University Extension renewable energy specialist. Utility scale wind farms offer farmers and other rural landowners an opportunity to earn thousands of dollars in annual income and, at the same time, generate […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (NYSE: VVC) will add 50 megawatts (MW) of wind energy from an Indiana wind farm — thanks to the approval today by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The purchase will provide enough energy to power about 15,000 homes annually and will bring Vectren’s total wind power portfolio […]