Green Technology

American Electric Power publishes two requests for proposals that seek to purchase wind energy on long-term contracts. Bids are due April 30. These purchase agreements are part of AEP strategy to better manage greenhouse gas emissions through a portfolio of techniques. ...

... "The requests for proposals (RFP) are for up to 260 megawatts of wind energy for AEP’s Appalachian Power utility unit and up to 100 megawatts of wind energy for AEP’s Indiana Michigan Power utility unit. The 360 megawatts of wind energy included in the two RFPs equals almost 60 percent of the currently installed wind generation in the PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that covers all or parts of 13 states ranging from Illinois to North Carolina to New Jersey. " ...

Via AEP: 1,000 megawatts of new wind energy by 2011