Gov. Sarah Palin has trimmed back her support for renewable energy in the face of declining oil revenues, but the Legislature is still pushing forward with last year's proposed projects. ...Palin budget director Karen Rehfeld said the governor was still committed to renewable energy, but with next year's budget likely to have a significant deficit at estimated oil prices, it wasn't a good idea to take money out of savings for new spending now.

Construction crews should be busy on Fire Island near the western tip of Anchorage this summer, and the state's first major wind farm could be up and running there late next year. ..."We're moving forward with the project," CIRI spokesman Jim Jager said last week. Significant hurdles still remain, including determining which electric companies will buy the power and approval of all permits, Jager said.

JUNEAU -- Lawmakers proposing to use $24 million to place windmills on Anchorage's Fire Island are facing opposition from at least one electric company that says such state money would be better spent for more pressing needs.