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Hearing set on wind project appeal
A public meeting has been scheduled by the Bingham County Commissioners for 9 a.m. on May 27 in Courtroom 1 of the County Courthouse to hear two appeals filed by a group of area residents trying to stop a wind power project in the Wolverine area.
County Commission Chairman Wayne Brower said no testimony from the public will be taken at the meeting, but the commissioners may ask questions.
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Wind farm approved By Planning & Zoning Commission in Bingham County
For more than a month now, Bingham County Planning and Zoning has been trying to decide about a wind farm proposed by Ridgeline Energy. Twice the company has gone before the committee, and twice there’s been no decision.
Third time is a charm. Because Wednesday night the zoning and planning commission finally voted four to three to approve the wind farm in the Wolverine Canyon area in Bingham County. But that doesn’t mean …
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Wind farm wars in Bingham County
For weeks now we’ve been telling you about a possible windmill farm that could be built in Bingham County. The Bingham County Planning and Zoning Commission has had two public hearings on the matter and tomorrow night, they will vote on whether to allow a special use permit that would make way for the wind farm to be built. But not everyone is happy about the possibility.
Hear that, that’s gold for some people, but others …
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Decision on proposed wind farm in Bingham County still being decided
No decision yet on a proposed wind farm in Bingham County. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday night, the meeting is still going on and it started at 7 p.m.
Back at the end of March, the Bingham County Zoning and Planning Commission held a hearing until close to 1 a.m. morning but no decision was made. So again Wednesday night, Ridgeline Energy was back to share their plans for 150 wind turbines in the …
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Controversy over wind farm in Bingham County
Controversy in Bingham County over a wind farm that will be built in the Wolverine Canyon area. Over 100 people packed into courtroom one in the Bingham County courthouse, all to give their opinion on whether Ridgeline Energy should be allowed to build a 150 turbine wind farm in Bingham County.
This is the second public hearing. The first two weeks ago lasted until almost 1am and only about half of them got to speak.
This hearing …
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Program to measure Cassia County winds
Don’t feel bad if you don’t know what an anemometer is. Most people can barely pronounce the word.
Nonetheless, anemometers, which measure wind speed, are important scientific instruments, especially for anyone interested in building a wind farm or just plain interested in wind.
Now, Cassia County is looking for residents who might want to have anemometers installed on their land.
Leroy Jarolimek, who is planning to build a 19-unit wind farm near his home west of Burley, said …
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Standing room only at wind farm meeting
Standing room only Wednesday in Bingham County, where an energy company is trying to get approval to build 150 wind turbines. The public meeting was still going on as of 10 p.m.
Ridgeline Energy, the same folks who built the wind turbines on Taylor Mountain and Wolverine Canyon need approval to get their turbines built on more than 22,000 acres in the Goshen Area.
Ridgeline Energy is looking for approval to build up at 150 wind …
Windmill farm back in the works in Bingham County
The application has been re-filed and Bingham County residents will have another chance to voice their opinions about a proposed wind farm.
Ridgeline Energy has resubmitted its application for a special use permit. The permit would allow Ridgeline to place 150 windmills in Wolverine Canyon.
Last fall a special use permit was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, but after learning more than a dozen people didn’t get notice of the public meeting, Bingham County commissioners …
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Deal struck on Idaho wind power
Idaho’s utilities, wind developers and state regulators have reached consensus on how much it costs to add wind power to utilities’ transmission grids.
Three orders issued this week by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission established the amount of discounts utilities can assess against wind developers to account for the cost of integrating wind into their systems.
The orders also remove a cap on the size of small-power projects that can qualify for a rate published by the …
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Bill would put renewable energy sources on public land
A new House bill, gaining support among lawmakers in Boise, could spearhead the construction of renewable energy plants on Idaho’s federal lands.
If enacted, HB 500 would open up some of Idaho’s endowment lands for the capture of renewable energy such as wind, geothermal or solar rays. That power could be used to satiate Idaho’s growing energy needs or be sold to neighboring states.
“This bill has tremendous potential,” said Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake. “Idaho has …
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