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An attorney representing BP Wind Energy in its proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm project is married to a high-ranking official with the state Public Service Commission.
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The courts have ruled in favor of the Town of Litchfield's ban on industrial wind turbines. There was a lawsuit filed against the town board by leaseholders and their relatives.
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Legal]
Town Councilman Clifford P. Schneider went a step further Thursday night and criticized BP for making donations recently to local food pantries, arguing that this seemingly innocent behavior was "contaminating" and "tainting" the siting process.
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General]
Cape Vincent submits letter of complaint to state ahead of BP wind workshop
December 6, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
December 6, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
Fed up with BP Wind Energy's "unresponsiveness," town officials have filed a complaint asking the state Public Service Commission to take note of the community's "concerns and frustrations" in its evaluation of BP's community outreach plan.
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General]
Town of Poughkeepsie wants a timeout on wind, solar power
December 5, 2012 by John Davis in Poughkeepsie Journal
December 5, 2012 by John Davis in Poughkeepsie Journal
Before the appearance of rooftop windmills and front yard solar panels affects the views in Poughkeepsie, the Town Board wants to call a timeout on their installation.
The proposed eight-month moratorium will give the board time to study how best to regulate the green power energy equipment.
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Zoning/Planning]
NH wind-farm builder Iberdola facing lawsuit in N.Y. over wind noise
November 29, 2012 by Dan Seufert in Union Leader
November 29, 2012 by Dan Seufert in Union Leader
But in a 49-page complaint filed last month, the plaintiffs, who live within a mile or two of the wind farm in Fairfield, Middleville, and Norway, N.Y., are charging the Iberdrola companies with negligence, private nuisance, trespass and product liability violations for building the project without adequately considering the impact on residents.
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Impact on People|
New Hampshire]
Audit rips management of RG&E, NYSEG; Utility's Spanish owner battling state regulators over workforce levels, leadership
November 19, 2012 by Steve Orr in Democrat and Chronicle
November 19, 2012 by Steve Orr in Democrat and Chronicle
Top Iberdrola executives seemed largely ignorant of American regulatory requirements. Auditors said they must "adjust more to business culture here, as opposed to expect U.S. stakeholders to accommodate themselves to Spanish custom and practice."
Top executives wouldn't answer auditors' questions, wouldn't allow board members to be interviewed and argued against disclosing information, making arguments that auditors described as "invalid" and "very peculiar."
BP says it's looking for feedback from community members, and it's likely they'll get a lot, because the wind project has been very controversial in Cape Vincent. ..."It goes contrary to what you would want in a community like Cape Vincent," said Cape Vincent Planning Board member Bob Brown.
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60 Herkimer Co. residents file lawsuit against wind farm owner
November 10, 2012 by Amanda Fries in Observer-Dispatch
November 10, 2012 by Amanda Fries in Observer-Dispatch
Frustrated by the wind farm that some residents say drives them "crazy," 60 Middleville, Fairfield and Norway residents have filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court against the entities responsible for its construction, namely Iberdrola Renewables.
"A lot of it has to do with the effect that it's having in being in close proximity to the residences," said Jeff DeFrancisco, an attorney from DeFrancisco & Flagiatano Law Firm of Syracuse.
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Impact on People|
Noise]
Offshore wind farm firm appeals court decision
November 6, 2012 by Peter Hendra in Kingston Whig-Standard
November 6, 2012 by Peter Hendra in Kingston Whig-Standard
A company suing the province over the moratorium placed on offshore wind projects is appealing a judge’s decision to have that lawsuit dismissed.
Trillium Wind Power Corp. is hoping to build a 120-turbine, 600-megawatt wind project 28 kilometres south of Prince Edward County, just south of the Duck Islands.
Wind farm called giant pain in the neck
October 30, 2012 by Marlene Kennedy in Courthouse News Service
October 30, 2012 by Marlene Kennedy in Courthouse News Service
Dozens of neighbors of a $200 million wind farm sued the companies behind it, claiming noise and lights give them migraines, make them nervous and keep them up at night.
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Noise]
Lakes not so great for wind projects, according to new energy blueprint
October 28, 2012 by Tom Precious in Buffalo News
October 28, 2012 by Tom Precious in Buffalo News
State officials insist they are not closing the door on Great Lakes wind generation. But they also say there has been little interest from developers and much concern over the high cost of trying to place turbines not only far from the state's main energy demands downstate but also on bodies of water that freeze during winters.
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Cape Vincent meeting message to BP wind: "Go Home!"
October 27, 2012 by Joanna Richards in North Country Public Radio
October 27, 2012 by Joanna Richards in North Country Public Radio
Marie Millington is a member of Lyme's Planning Board.
"You have said in every answer you are willing to work with us," she said. "All I've heard is 'BP, BP, BP.' It has been all yours: what we want, what we think, what we are going to do. What don't you understand? In our boards and our towns, you are not welcomed."
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General]
Horse Creek Wind Farm developer might upsize project, begin state siting process as soon as next spring
October 27, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
October 27, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's recently released "energy highway" blueprint, identifies Horse Creek Wind Farm as a potential renewable energy project with an electricity-generating capacity of at least 126 megawatts and as much as 376 megawatts. ...Wind farm developer Atlantic Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, last asked Clayton to consider a 48-turbine, 96-megawatt project.
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General]
Members of both town councils and planning boards spoke in unison, criticizing BP's "back-door approach" to the $300 million project and the developer's new 124-turbine layout that is in clear violation of local zoning laws.
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Impact on People]
Cape Vincent, Lyme to meet with BP on wind project
October 23, 2012 by Joanna Richards in North Country Public Radio
October 23, 2012 by Joanna Richards in North Country Public Radio
After the energy company BP proposed a new wind project that would affect the Jefferson County towns of Cape Vincent and Lyme, the town of Cape Vincent passed strict new regulations for commercial wind turbines.
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State: BP public involvement plan for Cape Vincent wind project is ‘inadequate'
October 19, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
October 19, 2012 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily Times
The state Public Service Commission has rejected BP Wind Energy's public involvement program plan for the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm.
In a letter Wednesday, the state agency asked the company to broaden its outreach efforts and submit a revised plan.
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General]
Wind energy plans continue to blow away in New York, as the industry faces a glut of cheap natural gas, uncertainty over federal support and dwindling financing. The amount of wind power expected to one day plug into the state's electrical grid has fallen by more than two-thirds since 2009 as developers shelve projects.
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General]
Allegany Planning Board denies extension of permit for wind farm project
October 16, 2012 by Kate Day Sager in Olean Times Herald
October 16, 2012 by Kate Day Sager in Olean Times Herald
A request for extension of a special-use permit and site plan approval, as well as a change in a wind turbine model for a proposed wind farm, were denied Monday by the Allegany Planning Board.
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"In every community where there's been a wind application, it has, in my opinion, damaged communities for generations," he added.
That was the case in Cape Vincent, where anti- and pro- wind citizens clashed. Now the $300 million windmill project in the Cape will also be decided under Article X.
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