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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They are the products of the organizations or individuals noted.
PSC looking out for the consumer
Regarding Iberdrola’s proposed acquisition of Energy East, the Public Service Commission is doing exactly what it was mandated to do by the state Legislature. That is, to keep control of electricity distribution separate from electricity generation — Iberdrola’s wind developments.
Industrial wind power has not lived up to its claims in real- world operation. Conventional power plants must be kept on constant standby — using fossil fuel and emitting carbon dioxide — for when the wind …
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Opponents demand investigation into wind farms
Wind farm opponents have called on Steuben County District Attorney John Tunney to investigate their wide-ranging allegations against a county agency, municipalities and individual officials.
In a May 5 letter to Tunney, Cohocton Wind Watch’s chief spokesman James Hall demanded an investigation into what he feels are alleged criminal actions. Those include false claims, filing false instruments, bribery of public officials, larceny and fraud.
Those accused of illegal actions are: the Steuben County Industrial Development Agency, SCIDA …
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Duanesburg drafts wind turbine rules
Duanesburg officials have drafted Schenectady County’s first ordinance aimed at regulating wind turbine developments.
The Town Board will conduct a public hearing on the proposed regulations on June 12. If adopted, the law would make Duanesburg the first municipality in the county to set standards for wind power projects.
Board members first considered drafting the law while they were reviewing the town’s comprehensive plan last year. Supervisor Rene Merrihew said the proposed ordinance sets easy-to-understand guidelines for …
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Burke official must turn over wind-farm paperwork
A Burke official with an option to lease land to a wind-farm company lost his court battle and must answer a subpoena from a Franklin County grand jury.
Town Council member David Vincent must turn over all correspondence, contracts, receipts, leases, purchase agreements, options or communications he has had concerning Noble Chateaugay Windpark, Noble Energy, Jericho Rise Windpark and Burke Wind Power.
“The grand jury is apparently investigating allegations of possible criminal conduct in the siting of …
Wind project foes seek probe; Environmental group wants criminal investigation of developers, public officials
Steuben County’s district attorney refused to comment Wednesday on a demand from an environmental group for a criminal investigation of wind farm development in the county.
Cohocton Wind Watch, a group opposed to wind farms already under construction, has called for a grand jury investigation of suspected criminal conduct by wind developers and public officials.
In a May 5 letter to Steuben County District Attorney John C. Tunney, the group says “several residents and property owners of …
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Group asks for criminal probe of Steuben wind projects
Steuben County’s district attorney refused to comment Wednesday on a demand from an environmental group for a criminal investigation of wind farm development in the county.
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Cohocton Wind Watch, a group opposed to wind farms already under construction, has called for a grand jury investigation of suspected criminal conduct by both wind developers and public officials.
In a May 5 letter to Steuben County District Attorney John C. Tunney, the group says “several residents and property owners …
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Lyme council OKs strict zoning law for wind turbines
The Lyme Town Council approved a strict zoning law for wind development that one developer said will make industrial turbine development virtually impossible.
The approval was on a 3-2 vote at a special meeting Tuesday night.
Before the vote, the council received a report from the assessors that invalidated a protest petition from wind development supporters that would have required four votes for passage of the law.
The law creates setbacks from wind turbines of 4,500 feet from …
Giant wind turbines begin to turn in New York
CLINTON, N.Y. — Blades have begun to turn on 121 wind turbines here and in neighboring Ellenburg, a 35-minute drive northwest of Plattsburgh. Saturday, they turned with a soft whush, whush, whush.
“Whush, whush, whush, all day long, all night long — I moved here because it was so peaceful and quiet,” groused Allen Barcombe as he pointed to the nearest tower, jutting up 400 feet into the sky behind his house.
A mile away, Bill Linendoll, …
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Arkwright wind hearing draws overflow crowd
Extra chairs had to be brought into Arkwright’s highway barns to accommodate the number of people who turned out for the public hearing on the New Grange Wind Farm draft environmental impact statement (DEIS).
At the outset of the hearing, town attorney Daniel Spitzer said its purpose was to record public statements and opinions on the DEIS, which is part of the required State Environmental Quality Review process.
New Grange will have to respond to these statements, …
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Windmills are a hurdle in Spanish utility’s bid to buy NYSEG
New York State Electric and Gas, which provides electricity to customers in several towns in the northeastern Adirondacks, may soon be owned by a Spanish power company if a deal can be reached with the state Public Service Commission.
NYSEG, which is based in Binghamton and provides electricity and gas to Jay, Wilmington and AuSable Forks as well as much of Clinton County, is a subsidiary of Energy East, a Portland, Maine-based company. Iberdrola, a Madrid, …
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