http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/359 Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:34:17 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/359 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24187 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:54:23 GMT The O'Malley administration's desire to build offshore wind turbines as part of its renewable energy program is running into an unlikely source of resistance: the military. The fear is that turbines placed in the Atlantic Ocean could disrupt flight and weapon test ranges ..."When you start to place turbines out in the Atlantic Ocean, they will create an artificial image on the radar, and we might not be able to see aircraft because we think the aircraft is really the turbine spinning around out there," said Todd Morgan, president of the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24187 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24163 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:47 GMT The Public Service Commission conditionally approved a wind energy project in Garrett County Wednesday, the third expedited application it has moved forward. Synergics Roth Rock Wind Energy LLC and Synergics Wind Energy LLC plan to build a 20-turbine facility on Backbone Mountain, generating 50 megawatts of power. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24163 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23806 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:57:32 GMT A controversial wind farm project in Mineral County goes before the state Public Service Commission starting Monday. The PSC will hear evidence from Pinnacle Wind Force, the group hoping to build 23 wind turbines on top of Green Mountain near Mt. Storm. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23806 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23721 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:13:08 GMT Several additional companies have inquired about the possibility of building windmills in Tazewell County, officials confirmed Monday. Although Dominion and BP Wind Energy North America are planning a large-scale wind turbine farm for East River Mountain near Bluefield, other areas of interest for other wind energy companies have included Morris Knob, near Tazewell, and Burkes Garden, according to Board of Supervisors Chairman David Anderson. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23721 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23559 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:31:42 GMT Delmarva Power's four power purchase agreements with wind developers should begin paying dividends by the end of the year, with the first clean-energy electrons flowing to the state later this fall. One land-based wind farm under contract to the local utility could start sending electricity to Delaware by year's end, and another in western Maryland could get its permit soon despite concerns the turbines could harm endangered species. That project has an easier path to approval thanks to a controversial new law that exempts smaller wind farm projects from an extensive environmental vetting. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23559 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23308 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:41:06 GMT Nearly 100 people attended West Virginia Public Service Commission's hearing on the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Thursday afternoon at the Mineral County Courthouse, with all but one of more than two dozen speakers backing the project for its economic impact, clean energy and even visual appeal. ...The deadline for a decision on the project is Jan. 11. If approved, WindForce officials hope to have the wind farm operational by the end of 2010. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23308 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23124 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:43:49 GMT The Maryland Energy Administration is soliciting interest in building wind energy farms off of the state's coast. The agency is reaching out to offshore wind developers for help in planning such a project. According to the U.S. Energy Department, the state's potential for wind power development offshore rivals that of the Midwestern U.S - conditions along the coasts are well-suited to generate wind energy, officials say. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23124 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22923 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:47:54 GMT US WindForce will conduct the regular month meeting of its Community Advisory Panel Thursday night at the WindLea Banquet Center, with a state energy official to address the group on the eve of the West Virginia Public Service Commission's hearing on the proposed 23-turbine wind farm. Bill Willis, a program coordinator with the West Virginia Division of Energy, will be the guest speaker for the meeting. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22923 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22788 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:03:52 GMT Nine people interested in municipal wind turbines spoke from the audience for more than an hour at Thursday's Frostburg mayor and council meeting, most of whom praised an ordinance that, if passed, will permit the power generators. "You have given us a lot of food for thought," Councilman Richard Weimer told those who spoke. "We have our work cut out for us. We have heard a lot of valid concerns here." http://www.windaction.org/articles/22788 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22209 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:02:22 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/22209 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22142 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:37:15 GMT With support for the proposed Pinnacle Wind Farm growing - at least as measured by the volume of letters sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission - the PSC has established the time and place for the fall hearing on the proposed 23-turbine wind farm just west of Keyser. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22142 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21975 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:23:11 GMT The renewal of an easement on county property will help Clipper Windpower's subsidiary, Criterion Power Partners, proceed with financing on its project on Backbone Mountain. "The commissioners agreed to extend the easement," Monty Pagenhardt, Garrett County administrator, said. "(The wind developers) are at a point where they are finally trying to get the financing. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21975 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21849 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:11:27 GMT As the Pinnacle wind farm project continues with the state Public Service Commission process, so do plans for the Community Benefits Fund, a $50,000 annual contribution from US Wind Force to the community for the lifetime of the project. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21849 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21760 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:45:46 GMT Finally face-to-face, the Mineral County Commissioners questioned representatives of U.S. Wind Force Tuesday evening, sticking to the topics that would directly affect the county and its residents. At the top of the question list was the subject of taxes, and how much the company expects to pay into the county once the 23 wind turbines are in place on Green Mountain. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21760 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21719 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:36:20 GMT The Mineral County Commissioners got their first chance to sit down one-on-one with representatives of US Wind Force to discuss issues of concern and clarify rumors. The meeting included wind power companies trying to request exemption from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) as a public utility. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21719 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21695 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:18:53 GMT The Mineral County Commissioners are hoping to have some questions answered this evening, as they meet with representatives of U.S. Wind Force. The meeting with Wind Force, the company proposing to construct the Pinnacle Wind Farm on Green Mountain above Keyser, was the topic of discussion at the commission's June 9 meeting, when Commission President Wayne Spiggle said he wanted to meet with the group but was not interested in a "sales pitch." http://www.windaction.org/articles/21695 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21541 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:56:21 GMT Many local citizens spoke up at a Maryland Public Service Commission meeting about feeling unprotected by state and local government when it comes to a proposed wind turbine project on Backbone Mountain. "As it has been mentioned, Garrett County has no zoning whatsoever," former state Sen. John Bambacus said at the Thursday night meeting at Garrett College. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21541 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21513 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:20:53 GMT Saying he is not interested in a repeat of a "sales pitch," Mineral County President Wayne Spiggle is spelling out four specific issues which he wants representatives of U.S. Wind Force to answer when they meet with the commissioners on June 23. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21513 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21488 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:06:33 GMT The West Virginia Public Service commission has rejected a staff-proposed June hearing on the Pinnacle Wind Farm near Keyser in favor of a September hearing to include a tour of the site. The $131 million, 23-turbine wind farm on Green Mountain just west of Keyser is currently under review by the PSC, which must act on the application by early January. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21488