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State shuts down onshore wind turbine program after major malfunction
March 25, 2011 by Tom Johnson in NJ Spotlight
March 25, 2011 by Tom Johnson in NJ Spotlight
The problem occurred on March 2 when a still unexplained major malfunction on a recently installed wind turbine caused all three blades to break loose, Reinert said. On March 8, the clean energy office staff directed the program coordinator to issue a notice to stakeholders advising that "Effective immediately, there is a temporary hold on all new REIP wind applications."
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Residential windmill catches on fire in Lower Township
January 11, 2011 by Richard Degener in Press of Atlantic City
January 11, 2011 by Richard Degener in Press of Atlantic City
"When we arrived, there were obvious flames showing from the top of the windmill. The windmill was spinning ridiculously out of control," Villas fire Chief Richard Harron Jr. said.
The out-of-control turbine was apparently sending a surge of electricity down the tower into electrical connections in the garage.