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Colne Valley residents in uproar over wind turbine plans
Community members have spoken out about £100,000 Colne Valley wind turbine plans.
Plans for two 18m (59ft) turbines at a domestic property at Nettleton Hill have been submitted to Kirklees Council. ...angry villagers are in uproar after learning the giant structures will be only metres from dozens of homes.
December 19, 2009
in Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Community members have spoken out about £100,000 Colne Valley wind turbine plans.
Plans for two 18m (59ft) turbines at a domestic property at Nettleton Hill have been submitted to Kirklees Council.
A spokesman for the applicant said in a report to planners that the dual turbine plan would have "a positive effect".
It would produce a clean effective source of renewable energy with the surplus being fed into the national grid.
The statement also claims the two turbines could create more than 100,000 kWh - ten times the amount produced by Kirklees Council's two Civic Centre turbines.
But angry villagers are in uproar after learning the... [continue via Web link]
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