| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Bathurst withdraws from Anse-Bleue wind farm project
Credit: CBC News | Dec 09, 2019 | www.cbc.ca ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A planned wind farm in the Bathurst, N.B., area was struck a major blow on Monday.
City council rejected a request for funding for the Chaleur Ventus Energy Project that is to be built in Anse-Bleue, about 56 kilometres northwest of Bathurst.
At a special meeting of council the city said the project was no longer profitable and that there were issues around social licence.
The city was the majority partner in a group aiming to build five windmills on the site.
The project has been controversial for people living in the small community since it was announced in November.
Resident Patrick Thériault told Radio-Canada that 85 per cent of the community signed a petition against the wind farm, which was then submitted to Bathurst city council.
The city is a partner with Fredericton-based Naveco Power and NB Power.
If built, the farm was expected to generate enough electricity to power 9,000 homes.
With files from René Landry, Alix Villeneuve and Radio-Canada
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Funding |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=95645 ]
