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Poll finds support for WNC mountain wind turbines
The idea of harnessing wind for generating power faces an uncertain future.
The state Senate passed a bill last year that would essentially ban the construction of commercial wind turbines in the mountains.
The legislation would limit their height to 100 feet, and commercial turbines are at least 200 feet.
June 29, 2010
by Jonathan Walczak
in Asheville Citizen-Times
But bill in House would limit height
Thirty years ago, the federal government built the largest wind turbine in the world in Boone.
It was a prominent beacon, rising 130 feet on top of a mountain 2 miles north of Appalachian State University, and experts said it could power hundreds of homes.
Now fast forward three decades and the idea of harnessing wind for generating power faces an uncertain future.
The state Senate passed a bill last year that would essentially ban the construction of commercial wind turbines in the mountains.
The legislation would limit their height to 100 feet, and commercial turbines are at... [continue via Web link]
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