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VEC hits campaign trail; co-op pushes members to adopt upgrade for Kingdom Community Wind
July 17, 2011 by Anne Galloway in VT Digger
July 17, 2011 by Anne Galloway in VT Digger
Snelling, of Energize Vermont, disputes Hallquist's savings assumptions. There is no guarantee, he said, that Green Mountain Power will sell electricity to the co-op at the 9.6 cent per kilowatt rate. ..."They're making guesses about performance of a project that hasn't been built," Snelling said. "It's a gamble whether those numbers are right.
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[Luke Snelling] said the size of the no vote showed that opposition is growing. Opponents will continue to fight the project, he said. Albany and Craftsbury are challenging the project's certificate of public good in court and they are involved in all the permits still outstanding.
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Vestas lays off 114 in U.S. on soft demand for wind turbines
February 12, 2010 by Brent Hunsberger in The Oregonian
February 12, 2010 by Brent Hunsberger in The Oregonian
Vestas Americas, the sales and service arm of Danish wind-turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems, cut 114 positions on Wednesday, or 6 percent of its North American work force, because of softening demand for renewable energy projects, a spokeswoman confirmed.
Among the cuts were 15 positions at its North American headquarters in Portland.
Twice previously, the current chairman of the Nebraska Power Review Board recused himself from voting because of a potential conflict of interest: His employer was working for a utility seeking board approval of a project.
But this month, Chairman Michael Siedschlag, a vice president with HDR Engineering, voted in favor of a controversial high-voltage transmission line proposed by the Nebraska Public Power District. The project was approved on a 3-2 vote.
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