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/9911 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:54:48 GMT This wind turbine, near a house off Rt. 6 outside Bowling Green, is one of four at the American Municipal Power-Ohio Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm. The turbine is similar in size to what several energy companies want to erect in groups of 20 to 25 on private property in Logan and Champaign counties. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9911 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3558 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:31:06 GMT Lake Erie's first shoreline wind turbine began operation on June 9 at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. http://www.windaction.org/articles/3558 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38326 Fri, 10 May 2013 03:52:19 GMT The update touched on many topics, but little new information was brought out. BP Wind is still working toward applying with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB), probably in early September. The licensing process will probably take up to nine months to complete. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38326 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38093 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:44:58 GMT Having the power to withhold special tax incentives would, in effect, make a wind farm project much less attractive to energy companies, and would provide the county with more clout in bargaining with utilities seeking to locate wind turbines in Van Wert County. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38093 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38053 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:00:34 GMT Future industrial wind farm development in Mercer County is getting turbulent as BP America announced it will sell its wind energy division. BP spokesman Matt Hartwig said the Great Britain-based company decided to sell its American wind division "as part of a continuing effort to become a more focused oil and gas company and reposition the company for sustainable growth into the future." http://www.windaction.org/articles/38053 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38035 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:07:25 GMT More than 100 people turned out Tuesday evening at Wayne Trace High School to find out about a proposed new wind farm in Blue Creek and Latty townships of Paulding County. The wind farm is being developed by Northwest Ohio Wind Energy and is slated to see construction begin by the end of December. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38035 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37871 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:37:03 GMT Mayor Arno Hill said the allure of "going green" and a fear of rejecting state grant money eventually landed the turbines on the administration building's property. "These have basically been nonproductive from Day One. We have to live with them for another six or seven years because of the 10-year grant we received. It would have been better to put in high-efficiency lighting; in my opinion, we would have had our return back by now." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37871 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37870 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:33:25 GMT A representative with BP Wind Energy met Tuesday with Allen County Commissioners to discuss constructing utility lines in the county to extract energy coming from a future Van Wert County wind farm. Because power relaying stations in Van Wert County are at capacity, BP Wind Energy Business Developer Roger Brown said the utility is looking to have that wind farm power extracted to Lima. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37870 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37837 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:11:03 GMT The amendment filed by Buckeye this week asks the state to allow changes to its wind farm permit, including moving the site of three construction staging areas and relocating about six miles of power lines onto leased private property. But city officials in Urbana are concerned that one of the proposed construction sites would hurt a plan to extend a sewer line. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37837 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37668 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:07:24 GMT Urbana's prosecutor has raised concerns about a proposed construction staging area near Three Mile Road and U.S. 36. for turbines by the Buckeye Wind Project. The city recently reached an agreement with Robert Rothschild Farm that would extend a sewer line to that area as part of a proposed expansion at Rothschild. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37668 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37649 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:29:13 GMT Board of Education members will seek quotes for replacing electric boilers in Conneaut Middle School with natural gas versions, an indication they may be ready to pull the plug on its experiment with wind power. ...The turbine, built in January 2010, was expected to provide the school electricity at a rate that beats FirstEnergy's prices. However, the generator has never performed as billed and for more than a year has been completely inactive. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37649 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37510 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:33:33 GMT The OPSB can either approve the project as submitted, require changes or reject the project entirely. Those in favor of the wind farm said it will bring needed revenue and jobs and few negative affects on residents. Opponents have said the project is too close to homes, and some have even threatened to move out of the county if the project is approved. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37510 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37381 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:06:28 GMT Nearly 50 residents attended a meeting held Tuesday by a group opposing wind turbines in northern Mercer County. Most at the meeting simply asked questions. ...Van Wert resident Ron Schumm, whose neighbors have turbines, said the turbine company tore up the roads and did not adequately repair them. "They will destroy your roads," he said. "That's something the county and townships should be aware of." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37381 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37200 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:08:51 GMT Holly Karg, the commission's public affairs director, said energy lobbyists attend events of the exchange council, but Snitchler was above the fray. "He was not being lobbied at those events; he was speaking at them," she said. His financial disclosure form indicates the commission reimbursed Snitchler for about $175 in meal expenses for the two 2011 meetings. He reported no travel costs. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37200 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37153 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:04:51 GMT The dispute over the controversial second phase of the Champaign Wind Project is a step closer to a conclusion, and several parties involved in the case will file make their final arguments as early as next week. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37153 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37074 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:47:24 GMT A 600-kilowatt wind turbine erected in early 2010 at Conneaut Middle School rarely operated properly and has cost its owner, NexGen Energy Partners, plenty of money, according to a lawsuit working its way through Ashtabula County courts. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37074 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37044 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:47:33 GMT Increasing dissatisfaction with a balky wind turbine may prompt the Conneaut Board of Education to scrap its three-year-old energy project. At issue is a 600-kilowatt turbine erected next to Conneaut Middle School in 2010. The big machine was expected to provide 40 percent of the middle school's electricity, but hasn't operated consistently since its construction, officials have said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37044 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37011 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:01:24 GMT The former lawmaker from Uniontown, Ohio, frequently shares material critical of solar, wind and "green" energy, even re-tweeting a story called "Elites of West have cranked up myth of Global Warming" from Pravda, a Communist Party-connected newspaper in Russia, calling it "interesting." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37011 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36980 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:39:16 GMT Several area residents, including Gary Biglin and Brett Heffner of Shelby, Alan and Catherine Price of Crestline, John Warrington of Tiro, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Sharon Township Trustees, have appealed the state siting board's approval of the project. Among other legal points, the appeal claims inadequate financial protection in the event the turbines are decommissioned. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36980 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36930 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:27:55 GMT “Around March of 2012, the Department of Administrative Services shut down the wind turbines due to maintenance and performance issues and is looking at options ...“Either to repair them, to replace them, or to remove them altogether.” The state has no recourse with the company that manufactured or installed the four turbines because both went out of business. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36930