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BEAR CREEK TWP — The developer for the proposed Penobscot Mountain Wind Park has backed out of the project. The AES Global Power Co. previously entered into an agreement with Energy Unlimited to develop the planned 34-turbine facility on property owned by Luzerne County.
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More than two years after a plan to erect 25 wind turbines was proposed, Bear Creek Township’s planning commission is set to vote on the proposal Monday night.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell is urging municipalities to participate in small-scale wind-energy projects throughout the state to reduce the state´s dependence on imported energy.
HONESDALE - FPL Energy is seeking a change in the way its wind farms are taxed, by taxing the energy produced rather than the property.
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Pennsylvania]
Wind energy plans detailed - Cresson Twp. expected to host more turbines
March 30, 2006 by Kathy Mellott in The Tribune-Democrat
March 30, 2006 by Kathy Mellott in The Tribune-Democrat
PORTAGE — With construction to begin in May on 40 power-generating turbines as part of the state’s largest wind farm, plans are in the works to add another 22 towers, officials said Thursday.
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Legislation tackling rising electric rates to be released in General Assembly
March 30, 2006 by Bridin Reynolds in Cape Gazette
March 30, 2006 by Bridin Reynolds in Cape Gazette
Wind and water are of no short supply in the Cape Region. That may become increasingly important as lawmakers address what can only be called a crisis in energy costs in Delaware. A package of four bills is to be released for review March 23 to address a proposed rate hike by Delmarva Power, estimated at 59 percent for residential customers and over 100 percent for businesses.
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Delaware]
EBENSBURG — An Upper Yoder Township couple wants Cambria County Court to overturn a township variance allowing a wind-measuring tower to be erected on watershed lands near their property.
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Zoning/Planning|
Pennsylvania]
FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that it has a 23-year agreement to buy 80 megawatts of wind power from a Pennsylvania wind farm.
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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Converting agricultural commodities into energy can help the environment, reduce the country's reliance on foreign oil and open new markets for farmers, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. To illustrate the benefits of biofuels and other renewable energy sources, faculty and extension specialists from the college will present exhibits at the Pennsylvania Clean Energy Expo, March 31-April 1 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
On Route 58 east between Bakersfield and Barstow, Calif., motorists are met with hundreds of wind turbines. They cover much of the mountain ridge for as far as the eye can see.
Wind turbines can be awe-inspiring and symbols of energy independence. Or they can be an ugly, intrusive blight on an otherwise scenic landscape.
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As local windmill project grows, friend of the animals speaks up
March 19, 2006 by Jennifer Learn-Andes in Times Leader
March 19, 2006 by Jennifer Learn-Andes in Times Leader
Rick Koval wants to speak for the plants and animals he believes will be harmed by the construction of roads and wind turbines around Crystal Lake.
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Impact on Wildlife|
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New tough ordinance awaits wind farms - Law will regulate how the energy producers are constructed, operated and maintained
March 19, 2006 by Steve Mocarsky in Times Leader
March 19, 2006 by Steve Mocarsky in Times Leader
SUGARLOAF TWP. – Because municipal officials can’t ban the placement of 200-foot-tall wind turbines within their borders, township supervisors have decided to do the next best thing.
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Gamesa Energy USA, the world's second-largest wind turbine manufacturer, has placed a sampling tower on top of Mahantango Mountain in Upper Paxton Twp. to determine if the location is suitable for wind-to-energy turbines.
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WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania is better known for its manufacturing and coal mines and as an aging rust belt state than for being a leader on renewable energy.
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Additional comments offered at latest wind farm hearing
March 9, 2006 by David Thompson in Williamsport Sun-Gazette
March 9, 2006 by David Thompson in Williamsport Sun-Gazette
McIntyre Township supervisor Albert E. Boyer Wednesday told the county zoning hearing board that he supports the proposed construction by Vermont-based Catamount Energy Corp. of 47 wind turbines in northern Lycoming County.
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PA Governor Rendell Announces Bucks County as Site of Gamesa's Three New Manufacturing Facilities
March 7, 2006 by Press Release of Pennsylvania Office of the Governor in Yahoo! Finance
March 7, 2006 by Press Release of Pennsylvania Office of the Governor in Yahoo! Finance
FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the Spanish wind-energy company Gamesa Corp. is expanding operations in Pennsylvania by investing another $34 million to open three new modern manufacturing centers on 20-plus acres of U.S. Steel's former Fairless Hills industrial site. The company previously had invested $40 million in Pennsylvania, including funding for another manufacturing facility, its first in North America.
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Transmission line a huge investment, but provides opportunity - Course of Allegheny's $1.4-billion proposal includes Mount Storm
March 3, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
March 3, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A 330-mile electric transmission line proposed by Allegheny Energy this week would begin in northern West Virginia and pass through Weirton, Morgantown, Dominion Power's Mount Storm power plant and Berkeley County before ending in Frederick County, Md.
Philadelphia firm mulling wind harvesting farm in Sugarloaf Township
March 3, 2006 by Tom Ragan in Standard Speaker
March 3, 2006 by Tom Ragan in Standard Speaker
Imagine looking out the window of your home and seeing 35 to 60 wind turbines standing as high as 700 feet, lined up about 1,000 feet apart, spreading across, for example, Nescopeck Mountain.
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Wind park fund up for vote - Bear Creek Twp. supervisors to decide on changing how proceeds can be spent
March 3, 2006 by Rory Sweeney in Times Leader
March 3, 2006 by Rory Sweeney in Times Leader
BEAR CREEK TWP. – Township supervisors plan to vote on an amended ordinance Monday that would relax restrictions on how proceeds from wind turbines can be spent by the municipality.
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Is sense blowing in the wind? - An article by two local academics questions the faith many people put in wind power
February 27, 2006 by Mark Guydish in Timesleader
February 27, 2006 by Mark Guydish in Timesleader
WILKES-BARRE – Call it “Don’t throw caution to the wind (mill).”
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