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An expected trend derived from the recent unveiling of a wind turbine at the University of Delaware has the City Council drafting new regulations into its code.
A moratorium has been imposed on the issuance of any permits or licenses for wind turbines while an ordinance is drafted.
The suspension will run until April 11, 2011, unless lifted by the council.
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Zoning/Planning]
The city's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is wary of wind mills and wind turbines in the historic district or elsewhere in the city that would be visible from the historic district. ...Coupland said windmills would be visible since they are elevated and need clear air space and therefore were not appropriate in the city's historic district.
"And maybe not in Cape May," he continued.
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Impact on Landscape|
Impact on Views]
New Jersey's plans for large offshore wind farms may be delayed into the next decade as new federal permitting rules will require seven to nine years to scrutinize the environmental impact and engineering feasibility ...The criteria developed by the federal Minerals Management Service earlier this year could jeopardize a project to build hundreds of turbines 20 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.
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General]
The borough's wind turbine has become a lightning rod.
First praised as innovative, the turbine has since been criticized by several residents for its noise pollution. Now, those residents are still debating the turbine's value as Ocean County Health Department officials investigate noise complaints.
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Impact on People|
Noise]
Robert Burke, the owner of Wayne Auto Spa on Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, asked Superior Court Judge Donald Volkert Jr. to overturn the Wayne Planning Board's September 2008 unanimously vote rejecting his application. Through his attorneys, Burke asked the judge to set aside that decision and order the township to issue construction permits within 30 days for the electricity-generating turbine.
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General]
Newly-elected Republican Governor Chris Christie announced proceeds from the northeastern US cap-and-trade programme's quarterly allowance auctions would be used to plug the budget deficit, details of which were released yesterday.
New Jersey has raised $64.5 million in proceeds from the sale of emission allowances in the scheme's seven auctions, which were held on a quarterly basis since late 2008.
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Energy Policy]
DuPont site in Pompton Lakes may become a wind and solar farm
March 11, 2010 by James M. O'Neill in The Record
March 11, 2010 by James M. O'Neill in The Record
Pompton Lakes officials are considering a proposal to turn the contaminated 600-acre DuPont site into a renewable energy farm with wind turbines and rows of solar panels.
It is the latest idea about what to do with the site after heavy metals, solvents and other toxic chemicals are removed from the property over the next few years.
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General]
Three months ago, Ocean Gate was abuzz with excitement as it prepared to celebrate a windmill, which local officials said would lower the electric bills at the municipal building. But shortly after the switch was turned on, problems began.
Residents living on three sides of the turbine began to complain about the noise - a constant metallic drone - as well as light reflecting off the rotors. With the prospect of another 50-kilowatt windmill being built in the next year, the complaints have gotten louder.
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Impact on Landscape|
Impact on People]
Ditzel is one of a small group of residents who have been unhappy with Ocean Gate's new wind turbine. ...It was built in November across the street from Ditzel's home. She said she has been tormented by the near-constant sound of the turbine's "scraping and swooshing" and a flickering, strobe-light effect from the sun reflecting off its rotating blades.
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General]
Steel Pier wants to add windmills for power, tourist draw
February 27, 2010 by Erik Ortiz in Press of Atlantic City
February 27, 2010 by Erik Ortiz in Press of Atlantic City
The spectacle of diving horses and high-wire acts are an iconic part of the Steel Pier's past, but the pier's president is looking toward the future - green energy, carbon neutral initiatives - to provide new excitement for visitors.
A proposal to build at least five wind turbines on the resort's famed amusement pier is another step closer to happening, after the state Senate voted Monday to allow wind-dependent energy facilities on Atlantic City piers.
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General]
Bayshore groups warn of wind turbine effects; Environmental groups plan forums to educate public
February 24, 2010 by Jacqueline Hlavenka in The Independent
February 24, 2010 by Jacqueline Hlavenka in The Independent
Despite conditional approval granted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for a 1.5- megawatt industrial wind turbine, the Hazlet Area Quality of Life Alliance (HAQLA) and the Hazlet Environmental Commission (HEC) will host informational forums about wind energy and public health effects the turbines may pose to residents of the region.
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General]
Contract awarded for wind turbine project; Windmill slated to be operational by January 2011
February 17, 2010 by Jacqueline Hlavenka in The Independent
February 17, 2010 by Jacqueline Hlavenka in The Independent
Construction of a 1.5-megawatt industrial wind turbine along the coastline in Union Beach will be completed by the end of 2010, according to officials from the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA).
"We have conditional approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP]," said Robert Fischer, executive director of BRSA.
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General]
Residents here are finally noticing the tall tower rising from the marsh near the bayshore, and questions abound.
At Monday's township committee meeting, many wanted to know why construction of the device used to measure wind velocity and the feasibility of a wind farm in the area never came before the planning board. ...Riland said there will be a lot of environmental and wildlife issues.
"It could be 10 years in the future. There will be a whole lot of obstacles," he said.
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General]
Union Beach residents oppose $7.7M wind turbine
December 8, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
December 8, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
Residents of this Bayshore town say they're not ready to give up their fight. They are trying to stop the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority's proposed electricity-producing wind turbine.
More than 80 Union Beach residents attended the Borough Council's Dec. 3 meeting. ...90 percent strongly opposed construction of the estimated 360-foot-high wind turbine.
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General]
Many Union Beach residents oppose wind turbine
December 4, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
December 4, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
No wind turbine in my backyard.
That was the sentiment of most of the residents who spoke Thursday night on the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority's proposed 360-foot energy-producing wind turbine.
Roughly 40 people attended a special meeting of the Borough Council called to hear residents views about the plan. Many proclaimed loud and clear that they want no part of such a structure in their neighborhood.
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General]
Consultant is hired to evaluate bids on planned wind turbine; On the bay in Union Beach
November 30, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
November 30, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority has hired an engineering management firm to oversee the bidding process in the construction of its proposed 360-foot energy producing wind turbine, officials said. ...Union Beach officials have opposed the turbine project, sending a formal objection in writing to the state Department of Environmental Protection in September.
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General]
In contrast with its now well-known proposal to build 106 wind turbines in the Delaware Bay, Delsea officials were much quieter about their idea to build windmills on tracts of land in the township.
Maybe too quiet.
Because now, some Downe Township officials are grumbling about not knowing that Delsea had raised the tower and was measuring data for an inland wind energy project.
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Impact on Landscape]
Forum on wind turbine set for Union Beach residents
November 13, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
November 13, 2009 by Jim McConville in Asbury Park Press
The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority is holding the first of two scheduled "open house" meetings at its facility on Saturday to discuss its plans to build a 380-foot tall energy-producing wind turbine.
The first meeting, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the BRSA's facility at 100 Oak St., is open to Union Beach residents only.
A second meeting, open to all Monmouth County residents, will be held in December. The date has not been set, said Robert C. Fischer, executive director of the BRSA.
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General]
Upper Deerfield committee members join other local officials through NJ in opposing state green energy bill; may be too late
November 9, 2009 by Joe Green in New Jersey On-Line
November 9, 2009 by Joe Green in New Jersey On-Line
Township Committee members here hope someone can stop a state green energy bill now awaiting Governor Jon Corzine’s signature before it becomes law.
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLOM) and officials in towns throughout the state joined them in opposing the bill, whose Senate version was S1303.
The bill passed the Senate in late February and the Assembly in late June.
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Energy Policy]
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