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E.On moving ahead with Hartsville wind project
"We're going to basically get going on the permitting process," Colbeck said. "We wouldn't be spending the money if we didn't think we could get it approved." ...E.On, a German-owned company, purchased the North American division of the Irish-run Airtricity in October 2007. ...The turbines are expected to cover a large swath of ground in the town, Colbeck said, with some turbines in the north and some in the south.
While E.On is moving forward, Hartsville town Supervisor Steve Dombert is looking forward to what the townspeople will see in terms of compensation for the project's impact on the town of around 500 residents.
July 27, 2008
by Bob Clark
in The Evening Tribune
A wind developer is serious about operating turbines in Hartsville, a turn-around from just a year ago.
If all goes well, according to Doug Colbeck, vice president of Northeast development for the German energy company E.On, there will be wind turbines in Hartsville.
"We're going to basically get going on the permitting process," Colbeck said. "We wouldn't be spending the money if we didn't think we could get it approved."
According to Colbeck, the company's predecessor, Airtricity, held off on development because there was not enough weather data to determine if there is enough wind in Hartsville.
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