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Satellite photos: Meyersdale and Mt. Storm wind projects
Author: Google Maps
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Mt. Storm, West Virginia
More »Raptors and Wind Energy Development in the Central Appalachians
Author: Katzner, Todd; Brandes, David; Lanzone, Michael; Miller, Trish; and Ombalski, Dan
There is little current available information as to how wind energy projects in the central Appalachians area will affect bird populations (NRC, 2007). However, it is known that diurnal raptors are generally at higher risk for collision with turbines than are many other avian species (NWCC, 2004). Furthermore, potential cumulative effects on birds are broader than just those from direct collisions. In particular, increased energetic costs of migration, avoidance of preferred migration pathways, and change or loss of migration habitat . . .
More »Wind Decommissioning Costs — Lessons Learned
Author: Hewson, Tom
Last month, EVA was hired by the Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy to evaluate a Decommissioning Cost Report prepared for the Beech Ridge Energy Project – a 124-turbine project proposed for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The project wind developer (Invergy) had argued that the scrap value of the wind turbines would far exceed the cost to decommission the wind project and that therefore they should be responsible for bonding $2,500/turbine that would slowly escalate to $25,000/turbine by year 16. EVA completed . . .
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Industrial Wind Factories in George Washington National Forest
Author: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Public lands in Pendleton, Hardy, and Grant Counties, W.V., and August, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties, Va. – a fact sheet with sources. Download original document: “Industrial Wind Factories in George Washington National Forest”
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