Judge Ed Vlack said the PSC created a new compliance standard that amounted to rule-making that exceeded its authority and that the PSC failed to provide a full hearing on the selection of certain residences for additional protective standards.
Judge Ed Vlack said the PSC created a new compliance standard that amounted to rule-making that exceeded its authority and that the PSC failed to provide a full hearing on the selection of certain residences for additional protective standards.
The future of a controversial large-scale wind energy project will once again fall in the hands of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. Last week, a St. Croix County judge ruled to send the Highland Wind Farm proposal back to the PSC for further consideration.
Judge Ed Vlack said the PSC created a new compliance standard that amounted to rule-making that exceeded its authority and that the PSC failed to provide a full hearing on the selection of certain residences for additional protective standards.
In early 2014, a local township filed a civil action suit in an attempt to stop the wind farm from being developed after the PSC gave its approval to the project in 2013. The town claims that area residents who suffer from health issues …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]The future of a controversial large-scale wind energy project will once again fall in the hands of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. Last week, a St. Croix County judge ruled to send the Highland Wind Farm proposal back to the PSC for further consideration.
Judge Ed Vlack said the PSC created a new compliance standard that amounted to rule-making that exceeded its authority and that the PSC failed to provide a full hearing on the selection of certain residences for additional protective standards.
In early 2014, a local township filed a civil action suit in an attempt to stop the wind farm from being developed after the PSC gave its approval to the project in 2013. The town claims that area residents who suffer from health issues could be effected by the turbines' noise.
The wind facility was first proposed in December 2011 by the Madison-based Emerging Energies of Wisconsin. At a cost of $250 million, the farm would include 44 wind turbines, with an electric generating capacity of up to 102.5 megawatts.
The farm will be built in the towns of Forest and Cylon, about an hour northwest of Eau Claire.