New permit deadline for NH wind farm
State officials have set a July 15 deadline to issue a key permit for a wind farm in New Hampshire’s Coos County.
Granite Reliable Power wants to put 33 wind turbines on peaks in Millsfield and Dixville and a substation in Dummer. The wind farm would connect to a transmission line known as the Coos County loop and produce 99 megawatts of electricity, making it the largest in the state.
Although the pending permit and order from a state subcommittee is a big step for the project, Granite Reliable Power must still get permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Aviation Administration, The Berlin Daily Sun reported.
The company hopes to start construction next year.
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Information from: The Berlin Daily Sun, http://www.berlindailysun.com/pdf.lasso
Associated Press
30 June 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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