Lower than average wind speeds are hurting US wind power producers
Unusually still weather in the upper Midwest and Great Plains in late 2018 has already taken a bite out of earnings at NextEra Energy Inc. and Avangrid Inc., which both operate large wind farms. Other wind generators have yet to report fourth-quarter results, including Pattern Energy Group Inc., TerraForm Power Inc. and Clearway Energy Inc.
Tuscany mayor plans hunger strike on geothermal incentive delay
Italy’s government is dragging its feet on incentives for geothermal power and one local politician has decided to take his protest to the extreme.