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/6158 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:54:03 GMT POWER BROKER A giant wind turbine looms over a coastal wastewater treatment plant in Atlantic City. The turbine is one of five that make up a pilot wind farm. All told, they can produce up to 8 megawatts. New Jersey’s energy consumption can top 17,000 megawatts at the summer peak. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6158 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38031 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:43:04 GMT Because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow, energy storage is viewed as key to promoting cleaner ways of producing electricity. Energy storage is still under development. Given the intermittent nature of solar and wind, it is viewed as crucial to making clean energy competitive with conventional technologies like natural gas and coal-fired plants. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38031 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37712 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:44:05 GMT By the end of June, the state may decide if an offshore wind farm will be built about three miles from Atlantic City's beaches. In an order signed last Thursday, the New Jersey Board of Utilities established a procedural schedule, saying it expects to take action on the proposal by June 30 -- an application that has been pending before the regulatory agency since May 2011. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37712 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37539 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:00:09 GMT "The continuation of the proposed wind turbine will cause further division, additional loss of tranquility and create a significant impairment to bring local residents together at a time when partnerships, collaborations, relationships and a strong community for a generation or more is needed to rebuild Union Beach and the entire coastline of Raritan Bay." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37539 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36372 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:17:13 GMT In her decision, Kilgallen said that the DEP permit - in conjunction with a state statute passed shortly after the Union Beach ordinance that forbids municipalities from imposing unreasonable restrictions on turbine projects - prevented the borough from applying its ordinance to the BRSA turbine. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36372 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36239 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:22:43 GMT How many years must a wind farm be planned before it is built in the sea? The answer for New Jersey projects is blowin' in the wind. Several companies have planned to build clusters of turbines spinning off the New Jersey coast, but some are making more headway than others. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36239 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36172 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:23:03 GMT In August, it was ruled that the authority needed site plan approval from the borough Planning Board before it could install and operate the wind turbine. Now, BRSA will be asking Union Beach to correct what Fischer has called a mapping error. The borough's zoning map places the BRSA property in a residential zone. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36172 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36070 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:53:55 GMT The Atlantic City project is facing steep hurdles to win approval ...The BPU's own consultant questioned the net economic benefits of the project. A consultant retained by the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel voiced similar concerns previously. At the heart of the issue is just how much state subsidies paid by electric customers are necessary to make the projects viable. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36070 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35936 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:07:41 GMT The logjam in New Jersey mirrors the situation up and down the Eastern Seaboard, as the future of federal price supports falls into doubt and the promise of clean, renewable power goes up against the high price tag of installing 400-foot-tall turbines 20 miles out to sea. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35936 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35845 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:06:08 GMT "They have 23,000 customers and claim they'll save $400,000 from the turbine," he said. "If you divide it, I'm going to save about $18 a year, but I'm going to lose about $50,000 value on my house. I'd rather just pay the bill if that's O.K." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35845 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35789 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:28:15 GMT In July 2012, the appellate court issued an injunction ordering the BRSA to stop construction and remove construction materials, including the 270-foot crane that would have been used to assemble the pieces of the turbine. The injunction came just days before the wind turbine components were set to be delivered. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35789 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35782 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:17:05 GMT "It is unlikely, given this delay, that the turbine will be delivered in the next two months. Therefore the continued rental of the crane is not justified," said BRSA executive director Robert C. Fischer. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35782 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35748 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:58:47 GMT After an injunction was granted to halt construction of the turbine in July, the Union Beach Planning Board has won their appeal against the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35748 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35747 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:56:12 GMT The authority started construction, installing the turbine's foundation despite a warning from the state Department of Environmental Protection that it was proceeding at its own risk while the matter was in litigation. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35747 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35582 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:26:44 GMT The borough has stopped - at least for now - a wind turbine slated to be built at the regional sewerage plant here. Robert C. Fischer, Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority's executive director, called the latest news "disappointing." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35582 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35565 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:42:39 GMT The New Jersey Superior Court of Appeals issued an injunction Wednesday on behalf of Union Beach, halting construction of the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority's wind turbine. ...Bill Heller, who lives about 1,900 feet from the turbine, is worried about the impact it will have on the identity of the community. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35565 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35561 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:12:21 GMT Once the project gets financing lined up, it can move forward. That depends in part on a judgment by the Board of Public Utilities about whether the company can get offshore wind incentives it has applied for. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35561 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35546 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:00:50 GMT On Wednesday, July 18, Judge Mary Catherine Cuff of the New Jersey State Superior Court granted the Borough of Union Beach an injunction ordering the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) to refrain from shipping and assembling a 386-foot-tall industrial wind turbine into the borough until a decision could be reached in a still-pending appeals case. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35546 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35406 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:47:34 GMT Union Beach, where the energy-producing turbine will be located, has sought an injunction to stop the delivery of the turbine's parts starting around July 23, said Union Beach Mayor Paul J. Smith. A hearing date on the injunction has not been set yet. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35406 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34940 Wed, 09 May 2012 04:31:36 GMT Steve Gallo, executive director of the BMUA, said while the turbine itself was finished in January, the connection that would actually allow the turbine to supply the pumping station with power has not been completed. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34940