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Barnstable County deals turbine blow
In the face of fierce opposition, the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates has rejected standards for local wind energy projects, calling the proposed regulations too lenient.
Instead, the county's legislative body may now consider a yearlong moratorium on all wind turbines across Cape Cod, potentially setting county officials at odds with state policies and wind energy proponents.
November 18, 2010
by Patrick Cassidy
in Cape Cod Times
BARNSTABLE - In the face of fierce opposition, the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates has rejected standards for local wind energy projects, calling the proposed regulations too lenient.
Instead, the county's legislative body may now consider a yearlong moratorium on all wind turbines across Cape Cod, potentially setting county officials at odds with state policies and wind energy proponents.
In a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday, the assembly rejected a proposed amendment to the energy section of the Cape Cod Commission's Regional Policy Plan, leaving the planning and regulatory agency with little authority over wind turbines that fall under its review.
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