May 7, 2012
Connecticut
Connecticut
New wind regulations proposed; Draft rules prompted by Colebrook, Prospect applications
BY KURT MOFFETT REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN www.rep-am.com
BY KURT MOFFETT REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN www.rep-am.com
A year and a half after a West Hartford-based startup made its pitch to build the first commercial wind farms in Connecticut, the state is inching closer to establishing regulations for such projects.
The Connecticut Siting Council, which has sole jurisdiction over renewable energy projects that propose to generate more than 1 megawatt of power, has drafted a set of regulations for wind turbines.
The regulations are an outgrowth of reviewing two applications from BNE Energy, Inc., which proposed installing two wind turbines in Prospect and six in Colebrook.
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URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/05/07/new-wind-regulations-proposed-draft-rules-prompted-by-colebrook-prospect-applications/