[SustainableTompkins] Who Owns Wind Power in America

[George Frantz]

Marian,
   
  I believe that there is also a Scandinavian company involved, or may have been a partner with the Scots.  
   
  The sad irony is that if Americans, American government leaders and American corporate moguls had the vision, creativity and a willingness to invest in the future instead of a myopic focus on short-term profits, this technology would likely now be manufactured in Schenectady and shipped up the Erie Canal instead of manufactured in Europe and shipped up the St. Lawrence Seaway.
   
  People forget that Schenectady, NY was for nearly a century the center of a prosperous high technology region based on electrical equipment research, design and manufacturing.  Now GE is a financial services corporation.  
   
  Upstate New York would probably not be the economic basket case we are today.
   
  George

Marian Brown <mbrown at ithaca.edu> wrote:
  I think you refer to Iberdrola, George, which does own a number of the 
wind farms in New York through their recent acquisition of Scottish 
Power/PPM Energy, which built Maple Ridge in Northern NY. 
http://inthegreen.typepad.com/blog/2006/12/the_spanish_arm.html
Last year, Iberdrola acquired Community Energy, which owns wind farms in 
PA. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=44798
There was a public meeting last week about Iberdrola's bid to acquire 
Energy East, which owns NYSEG and Rochester Gas and Electric.
http://www.iberdrolarenovables.es/wcren/corporativa/iberdrola?IDPAG=ENINICIORENOVAB
Marian


George Frantz wrote:
> I read a newspaper article recently that indicated that foreign companies own a good chunck of the wind energy complexes right here in New York and also in PA. And if they don't own the complex they have likely sold the wind turbines to the Americans that do own the complex. I understand the the Port of Oswego has been a primary port of entry.
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> Gamesa, a major player in the development of PA wind farms is a Spanish company.
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