Certificate to build large N.C. wind farm is renewed
The Virginian-Pilot|Jeff Hampton |May 2, 2013
Atlantic Wind, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, has yet to sign a contract with a power company to purchase electricity generated by the proposed 150 turbines, said Wayne Harris, director of economic development in Pasquotank County.
Atlantic Wind, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, has yet to sign a contract with a power company to purchase electricity generated by the proposed 150 turbines, said Wayne Harris, director of economic development in Pasquotank County.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The North Carolina Utilities Commission on Tuesday renewed a certificate to construct a 20,000-acre wind turbine farm in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties.
The state requires the certificate be renewed within two years of the Utilities Commission's first granting approval to build, according to an NCUC order made public Tuesday. But the project remains on hold.
Atlantic Wind, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, has yet to sign a contract with a power company to purchase electricity generated by the proposed 150 turbines, said Wayne Harris, director of economic development in Pasquotank County.
The 300-megawatt wind farm is one of three similar projects proposed in northeastern North Carolina under a 2007 …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The North Carolina Utilities Commission on Tuesday renewed a certificate to construct a 20,000-acre wind turbine farm in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties.
The state requires the certificate be renewed within two years of the Utilities Commission's first granting approval to build, according to an NCUC order made public Tuesday. But the project remains on hold.
Atlantic Wind, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, has yet to sign a contract with a power company to purchase electricity generated by the proposed 150 turbines, said Wayne Harris, director of economic development in Pasquotank County.
The 300-megawatt wind farm is one of three similar projects proposed in northeastern North Carolina under a 2007 state law that mandates power companies offer 12.5 percent of their portfolio in renewable energy by 2021. A version of a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce the renewable energy mandate was passed in a Senate committee meeting Wednesday. A House committee last week voted down the bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford.
In addition to the mandate, government incentives that help offset construction costs also sparked attempts to build wind farms. The other two such farms proposed in the region are in Camden and Beaufort counties.