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Donald Trump has hired one of Scotland's top legal planning experts to lead his court challenge against the Scottish Government's decision to grant the go-ahead to the "monstrous" offshore wind farm planned off the coast of his Aberdeenshire golf resort.
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UK]
With stipulations, PSC agrees to Fourmile waiver
April 18, 2013 by Elaine Blaisdell in Cumberland Times-News
April 18, 2013 by Elaine Blaisdell in Cumberland Times-News
The Maryland Public Service Commission is recommending that Fourmile Wind Energy LLC's request of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity waiver application be granted. However, it has placed conditions on the Fourmile Ridge wind project, according to a letter to David Collins, executive PSC secretary, from PSC Office of Staff Counsel.
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Maryland]
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) this week released a new proposal to share the "oversupply costs" that pile up when there is not enough demand for all the electricity produced by hydroelectric dams and wind-power producers.
During these oversupply periods, when wind-power producers may be asked to shut down, the plan would compensate them for lost revenue, according to Doug Johnson, a BPA spokesman.
"New Era initiated discussion with NSP (Xcel Energy that was going to buy the wind power) to assign its power contracts to a third-party wind project developer and site," he wrote in a letter dated Wednesday. Three companies are interested and could get turbines turning this year or 2014. "Each of these projects is sited in a community that is far more receptive to wind energy than is Goodhue," he wrote.
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Minnesota]
Panel to begin deciding on whether to recommend wind farm changes
April 18, 2013 by Tracy Moss in The News-Gazette
April 18, 2013 by Tracy Moss in The News-Gazette
The nine-member panel will be weighing public comments made during Monday night's public hearing in Potomac, which was scheduled by county officials in response to several citizens calling for changes to the county's ordinance, especially increasing the distance a wind turbine can be built from houses and other structures.
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Illinois]
Having the power to withhold special tax incentives would, in effect, make a wind farm project much less attractive to energy companies, and would provide the county with more clout in bargaining with utilities seeking to locate wind turbines in Van Wert County.
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Ohio]
Wind project on Sable Island over budget and at a standstill 13 years later
April 18, 2013 by Aly Thomson in Ottawa Citizen
April 18, 2013 by Aly Thomson in Ottawa Citizen
Parks Canada says it's conducting a technical assessment of the power grid to determine the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to generating energy on the 40-kilometre island.
Julie Tompa, project manager for the Sable Island National Park Reserve, said it's possible the turbines could be scrapped, depending on the results of that assessment.
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Canada]
China's Longyuan group walks away from Boco Rock wind farm bid
April 18, 2013 by Gillian Tan in Wall Street Journal
April 18, 2013 by Gillian Tan in Wall Street Journal
Competition for a stake in an Australian wind farm is thinning after a key shortlisted party pulled its interest.
China Longyuan Power Group would not submit a final offer in an auction for a stake in Boco Rock Wind Farm, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Grafton residents question Selectboard's decision
April 16, 2013 by Domenic Poli in Brattleboro Reformer
April 16, 2013 by Domenic Poli in Brattleboro Reformer
Two members of the public grilled the town's Selectboard on Tuesday with questions about the planning commission and a meeting between the board's chairman and a representative from an energy company constructing a test tower.
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Vermont]
A large group with plenty of opinions on both sides of Vermilion County's wind turbine issue turned out Monday night for a public forum.
The crowd of both onlookers and speakers filled the expanse of bleachers along the southern wall of the gymnasium at Potomac Grade School. More than 40 speakers - 37 from Vermilion County - signed up to step to the podium.
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Illinois]
North East issue isn't if turbines should be regulated, but how
April 16, 2013 by Valerie Myers in Erie Times-News
April 16, 2013 by Valerie Myers in Erie Times-News
Matt Putman, of Neighbors for a Responsible North East, said the proposed setbacks are insufficient and are less than some turbine manufacturers recommend. Turbines should be at least 1,300 feet from roads and property lines and more than a mile from any neighborhood to reduce potential noise and "shadow flicker," he said.
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Pennsylvania]
Both sides of wind issue to speak out; Pro and con have had to keep quiet
April 16, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
April 16, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
While the zoning board voted on findings last week, the wind farm's attorney, Doug Lee, and company officials sat silently. So did opponents.
Today, Keith Bolin of Mainstream and Rick Porter, a Rockford attorney representing wind farm opponents, are on the agenda.
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Illinois]
For more than two hours Monday, the Howard County Commissioners heard from local and Tipton County residents opposed to wind farm development.
The commissioners were asked to impose a moratorium on permitting or accepting new applications for the placement of wind farms in Howard County.
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Indiana]
Governor Deval Patrick takes a spin at the Falmouth turbine issue
April 16, 2013 by Dave Kent in Cape Cod Today
April 16, 2013 by Dave Kent in Cape Cod Today
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Massachusetts]
Wind farm developers face new wave of opposition from MPs
April 15, 2013 by Edward Malnick in The Telegraph
April 15, 2013 by Edward Malnick in The Telegraph
Wind farm developers are facing a dramatic escalation of opposition from dozens of MPs who say they will fight every application in their constituencies.
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UK]
Wind farm 'handball' claim as councils fear big expense over compliance
April 15, 2013 by Neelima Choahan in The Courier
April 15, 2013 by Neelima Choahan in The Courier
Seven councils, including Moorabool, Pyrenees and Golden Plain Shire, have asked the Planning Minister Matthew Guy to reconsider a bill that some say could cost ratepayers millions of dollars.
Moorabool mayor Pat Toohey said the bill, which is to be introduced to the Upper House on Monday, sought to overhaul the administration and enforcing of wind farm permits.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Frankfort residents vote against settling wind energy lawsuit
April 15, 2013 by Abigail Curtis in Bangor Daily News
April 15, 2013 by Abigail Curtis in Bangor Daily News
The town will not settle a lawsuit filed by three Mount Waldo property owners that challenges Frankfort's recently adopted wind energy ordinance after residents voted against a consent order to resolve the suit late last month at the annual town meeting.
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Maine]
The company's shares, which had spiked to a near six-month high of 49.95 crowns as recently as late March, fell as much as 5 percent and closed down 2.8 percent against a 0.8 percent fall in the Copenhagen stock exchange benchmark index.
"It is a problem for Vestas in the short term because the shares trade on confidence, not on fundamentals."
NW Pa. wind farm plan has backers, opponents
April 14, 2013 by The Associated Press in The Evening Sun
April 14, 2013 by The Associated Press in The Evening Sun
Some northwestern Pennsylvania residents want limits placed on the size of wind turbines that can be built in their area and a ban on commercial windmills within a mile of any neighborhood.
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Pennsylvania]
I love them, but we can't have them everywhere: Premier on wind farms
April 12, 2013 by Tom Arup in The Border Mail
April 12, 2013 by Tom Arup in The Border Mail
Premier Denis Napthine has declared his personal love for wind turbines, but says his government's restrictions to where they can be built won't change.
Dr Napthine on Friday launched the Macarthur wind farm in Victoria's south-west, the largest wind energy project in the southern hemisphere.
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Australia / New Zealand]
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