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Unlike the first turbine, which was a joint project of the town's utility company and public schools, the second turbine will be privately owned. D&C Construction of Rockland will build the turbine, and the town has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the power it produces.
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Neighbors sue Kingston ZBA, Mary O'Donnell in Land Court
September 28, 2012 by Kathryn Gallerani in Wicked Local Kingston
September 28, 2012 by Kathryn Gallerani in Wicked Local Kingston
The lawsuit alleges that the original site plan review process was flawed, leading to the issuance of invalid building permits, that neighbors did not receive proper notice and that the permits are illegal because the turbines are larger than the size shown on the only plans on file with the town.
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Scituate residents say wind turbine is affecting their sleep, health
September 28, 2012 by Patrick Ronan in The Patriot Ledger
September 28, 2012 by Patrick Ronan in The Patriot Ledger
He said the turbine's humming regularly wakes him up in the middle of the night, causes his ears to ring and gives him headaches. He said other residents living to the east, west and north of the turbine have experienced similar problems.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is considering an application from the town of Falmouth requesting a study of possibly moving municipal wind turbines closer to the Massachusetts Military Reservation.
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Scituate residents address wind turbine concerns with Board of Health
September 25, 2012 by Jessica Bartlett in Boston Globe
September 25, 2012 by Jessica Bartlett in Boston Globe
Dardi, a summertime resident of Scituate, said that since he moved back to town and found the turbine several hundred feet from his backyard, he has suffered from sleep deprivation because of the turbine noise.
Other residents who live nearby complain of ringing of the ears, dizziness, and vertigo, Dardi said.
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UMass turbine sits idle 6 months after installation
September 23, 2012 by Matt Camara in South Coast Today
September 23, 2012 by Matt Camara in South Coast Today
Six months after contractors erected it, UMass Dartmouth's new 600-kilowatt wind turbine has yet to become fully operational and engineers are still trying to figure out why.
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Although Cape Wind has taken the first steps necessary for construction, the project's completion is still not on the horizon.
The company has secured all of the major permits required to begin construction but faces several lawsuits and at least two appeals of its Federal Aviation Administration approval.
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Ethics complaints filed against two Finance Committee members
September 21, 2012 by Jason Graziadei in The Inquire and Mirror
September 21, 2012 by Jason Graziadei in The Inquire and Mirror
The project was overwhelmingly defeated by island voters at Town Meeting in March, but the revival of another turbine proposal for the Madaket landfill, albeit a smaller, less expensive model, is already generating controversy and ill will.
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Town off the hook as failed gear box likely a manufacturer defect, light department reports
September 19, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
September 19, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
If it turns out it is a manufacturer's problem the $95,000 PMLD paid up front for the gear box replacement will be returned and Jake would pay for the gearbox, said Allen. Then the company will look at the loss of revenue issue, he said.
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Francis Waterman of the town Water Department wants to explore the possibility of a wind development on a 440-acre swath of town-owned land located off West Mountain Road with a feasibility study, but the state's Article 97 conservation restriction allegedly stands in the way.
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“I have always been of the opinion that these behemoths don’t belong in our backyards,” Buechs said. “There is a place for them,; we do need them; but I urge this board to support this bylaw, to move it along to Town Meeting.”
Garrett’s was the decisive vote, resulting in a recommendation to support a moratorium.
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Electricity rate among highest in state; High rates expected to continue for a while
September 15, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
September 15, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
In 2011, Princeton residents' electric rates were 36 percent higher than the average rate in Massachusetts. The average PMLD customer using approximately 800 kilowatts per hour of energy a month paid $516 more for electricity in 2011 than the average Massachusetts customer paid.
In 2011, the wind turbine project lost $628,000. From Jan. 1, 2010 through June 20, 2012, the wind turbine project has lost $1,875,000.
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Turbine related bird deaths concern local birders
September 7, 2012 by Peggy Aulisio in South Coast Today
September 7, 2012 by Peggy Aulisio in South Coast Today
Bird deaths by the town's wind turbines are causing concern among local birders even though some favor alternative energy.
Photos of dead birds were taken by Windwise, which opposes the turbines, and e-mailed to the Advocate. On Tuesday, Windwise member Ken Pottel said someone from the state environmental police is looking into it.
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Plymouth group seeks moratorium on new wind turbines
September 6, 2012 by Christine Legere in Boston Globe
September 6, 2012 by Christine Legere in Boston Globe
With seven wind turbines queued up for construction in Plymouth, a group of residents has submitted a petition for a fall Town Meeting article that would set a two-year moratorium on more permits.
During the break, the Planning Board would conduct a "comprehensive review of the existing bylaw . . . in light of the reported health impacts and widespread litigation in neighboring communities," the proposal states.
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In Fairhaven turbine test, results blowing in the wind
September 1, 2012 by Ariel Wittenberg in South Coast Today
September 1, 2012 by Ariel Wittenberg in South Coast Today
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Petition asks Plymouth legislators for moratorium on wind turbines
August 29, 2012 by Emily Clark in Wicked Local Plymouth
August 29, 2012 by Emily Clark in Wicked Local Plymouth
A wind turbine project proposed at Plymouth North High School generated so much opposition it was withdrawn, as was another plan to site a wind turbine in a junkyard on Columbus Road. A wind turbine is slated for Colony Place near Walmart, but abutters aren't exactly thrilled about this project either.
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Alliance files appeal of politically driven FAA "No Hazard" ruling on Cape Wind
August 22, 2012 in Save Our Sound
August 22, 2012 in Save Our Sound
Federal court appeal filed as Congress continues investigation into political pressure on FAA review of Cape Wind
"A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by the FAA is an unacceptable use of federal authority, contravenes FAA's statutory mandate and raises significant safety concerns for aviation in Nantucket Sound," they wrote.
"(G)et cape wind done by sept. 30. That's important to the president," Issa quotes Silver as saying in an email to loan program senior adviser Peter O'Rourke.
Linda Alvarez, who lives on Collier Road, said she has talked to 10 of her neighbors who hear the turbine at night, and all of them are upset about it.
"They don't call it a windmill - it's a turbine,'' she said. "It's not just a whoosh, whoosh; it's a jet engine."
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