September 18, 2012
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
High-voltage headache; School superintendent concerned about wind farm’s transmission lines
By Sarah Terry-Cobo, Oklahoma City energy reporter | The Journal Record | journalrecord.com 18 September 2012
By Sarah Terry-Cobo, Oklahoma City energy reporter | The Journal Record | journalrecord.com 18 September 2012
Apex Wind Energy is teaming up with Atlantic Power to build the largest wind farm in Oklahoma to date, with 131 turbines planned. This project, called Canadian Hills, has several advantages that make it competitive, said Mike Ming, state secretary of energy. But the transmission lines are close to Darlington School, a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade facility north of El Reno. The 240 students are all low-income and 85 percent are minorities, said Superintendent Jimmie Smith. He said he’s concerned that the lines are only 65 feet from his school.
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URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/09/18/high-voltage-headache-school-superintendent-concerned-about-wind-farms-transmission-lines/