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Monaca takes wind out of man's plan for backyard turbine
If Monaca resident Chuck Thomas had been able to get his windmill up and running over the weekend, he would have been able to take advantage of Monday's stiff breezes. ..."One problem is that there is no provision for small wind turbines in his zone," Leone said Monday. "He has to get a variance for that, and his hearing isn't scheduled until Oct. 19."
September 27, 2009
by Michael Pound
in Beaver County Times
MONACA - If Monaca resident Chuck Thomas had been able to get his windmill up and running over the weekend, he would have been able to take advantage of Monday's stiff breezes.
But instead of generating his own electricity, Thomas has a cease-and-desist order from the borough and a 34-foot-tall small wind turbine sitting on the steps of his deck.
Thomas, 44, spent $12,000 on the metal tower and turbine about three months ago, hoping to take advantage of a federal tax rebate that would have reimbursed him for about 30 percent of the cost. And over the weekend, he... [continue via Web link]
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