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In Northeast Kingdom, wind power brings in tax cuts, and rising legal fees
March 8, 2013 by Andrew Stein in VT Digger

Newark residents gave their selectboard a resounding go-ahead to spend as much as needed on legal costs to prevent two wind companies from developing the Seneca Mountain Wind project ...Not too far down the road, the towns of Lowell and Sheffield voted to reduce their tax rates with revenues from utility-scale wind developments.

Also filed under [ Tax Breaks & Subsidies]

Could wind power cool New England's price fever?
February 16, 2013 by Matthew L. Wald in New York Times

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Campaign for Vermont: State can maintain low carbon footprint and reduce electric costs
October 9, 2012 in VermontBIZ

While renewable energy is well meaning, it is driving the cost of electricity higher in Vermont, which leads to money being diverted from consumers while also discouraging businesses from investing in the state, according to the Campaign for Vermont.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy]

Vermont leaders back away from renewable energy goals
February 22, 2012 by Dave Gram in The Associated Press

Klein and Cheney said they had been hearing a groundswell of concern voiced by business lobbyists that getting more power from renewable sources, which are usually more expensive than electricity generated with nuclear or fossil-fuel-fired power, would drive up electric rates and make Vermont less competitive economically.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy]

Vermont utilities agree to buy wind power from New Hampshire
October 22, 2010 by David Gramm in The Associated Press

Both companies had previously signed contracts to take power from the Granite Reliable project; in Thursday's announcement, they said would increase those amounts so that CVPS will take 50.3 percent of the 99-megawatt project, while GMP will take 32 percent. ...Wherever the projects have been proposed, local groups have sprung up to oppose them.

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PEI Wind Farm Exports Power To U.S.
May 16, 2007 in North American Windpower

A portion of the wind energy generated from newly installed wind turbines located in PEI was wheeled through PEI and New Brunswick and sold to the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) via the international interconnection node in Keswick, N.B. The renewable energy certificates (RECs) that were generated from this transmission were sold separately to independent buyers located in the NEPOOL.

Coalition of Citizens File Anti-Trust Complaint With the Department Of Justice Against the Wind Energy Industry
April 25, 2007 by Bradley E, Jones in IWA

A grass roots coalition of nearly 100 citizens from New York, Vermont, and other states have filed a federal Anti-Trust Complaint alleging that an international cartel comprised of foreign and domestic business entities have conspired to eliminate competition in the newly emerging U.S. wind energy sector.

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Northeast Kingdom: Geotourism destination
April 20, 2006 in Burlington Free Press

He recalled Vermont's high scoring in the National Geographic Traveler's Destination Scorecard in 2004. Among the judges' comments was this apt summation: "One of the few places where a large percentage of the populace is committed to conservation/preservation over injudicious development."
Editor's Note: Vermont's Northeast Kingdom is the site of proposed wind plants in East Haven and Sheffield/Sutton.

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Sheffield readies for wind farm vote
November 28, 2005 by Carla Occaso Times Argus Staff in Barre Times Argus

SHEFFIELD – Residents here are gearing up for a public showdown to determine how registered voters feel about the proposed Sheffield Wind Farm.

Also filed under [ Impact on People| Energy Policy| USA]

Wind not a stormy issue in Readsboro, Searsburg
November 17, 2005 by CLOVER WHITHAM, Staff Writer in Bennington Banner (VT)

READSBORO — Officials from the two towns most affected by a proposed wind facility met on Wednesday night to discuss the economic impacts of a 30-turbine development.

The Readsboro and Searsburg Select Boards met in the Central School gym to discuss the financial benefits and strains that can be expected by a town hosting a wind farm. Robert Ide of the Vermont Department of Public Service attended, as did about 10 residents. Searsburg is now the home of the state's only existing commercial wind facility. There are 11 turbines producing about 6 megawatts of electricity. A 30- to 45-megawatt plant with 20 to 30 new turbines has been proposed for ridgelines spanning both Readsboro and Searsburg.

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