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Wind Power News: Missouri
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Ameren’s High Prairie wind farm turbines idle after collapses
Most of the wind turbines at Ameren’s High Prairie Wind Farm remain idle following the collapse of three turbines last year, attributed to extreme weather conditions. David Meiners, Ameren’s director of renewable operations, informed the Adair County Commission about ongoing maintenance and blade replacement efforts during a meeting on Monday. “We had some turbines where the blades came off and the imbalance caused the turbines to fall,” said Meiners. Currently, just over a dozen turbines have been reactivated. “We started . . . Complete story »
Another turbine collapses in Schuyler County
Another wind turbine collapsed in Schuyler County Thursday. It happened around 1:30 p.m. off Route D, southwest of Downing. A resident that lives a quarter-mile away from the turbine told KTVO the blades were first to fall, two of them shattering. Its base then bent and collapsed on itself soon after. Nearby neighbors could hear a loud boom. The turbine is part of a wind farm owned by Ameren Missouri. It spans across Adair and Schuyler Counties. We reached out . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine collapses in Schuyler County Sunday morning
A northeast Missouri wind turbine collapsed Sunday morning. It happened off of State Highway O in Schuyler County, about three miles east of Queen City, near the Ameren Missouri High Prairie substation. The call came into the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office just after 7:30 a.m. The reporting party said they heard a loud boom just before making the call to authorities. There are no reports of any injuries and no other details at this time as to what caused the . . . Complete story »
1 more way the admin’s ‘green’ electricity plan will cost consumers big: 91,000 miles of new transmission lines
For over a decade, there has been a project proposal to build about 800 miles of transmission lines from Kansas through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana to deliver wind-generated electricity to consumers. However, a recent Aug. 8 ruling by an Illinois court halts the planned construction of lines in that state. This project, known as the Grain Belt Express, will need to be replicated about 110 more times across the U.S.—creating up to 91,000 miles of new transmission lines in total—if . . . Complete story »
All northeast Missouri wind turbines taken offline after 1 collapses in Schuyler County
All wind turbines in Adair and Schuyler counties have been temporarily turned off while Ameren tries to figure out why the entire top of one turbine fell to the ground late last week and was destroyed. KTVO is now learning more following pieces of that wind turbine that came crashing down in Schuyler County. That happened last Friday on Fairview Drive off Route J outside Queen City. No one was hurt in the incident. That turbine is part of Ameren’s . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine crashes down in Schuyler County
A wind turbine came crashing down in Schuyler County late last week. It happened Friday night on Fairview Drive off County Route J in Queen City. It was part of Ameren’s wind farm along Highway 63 that was installed in 2021. Several viewers messaged KTVO with pictures, saying they could see the tower without its face or blades from the highway. KTVO reached out to Ameren for more information on what happened. In an email, they responded: “Ameren Missouri enacted . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine collapse in southwest Missouri
Liberty Utilities is looking into a wind turbine collapse at one of its wind farms in southwest Missouri. According to Communications Director Kelli Price, it happened at Liberty’s North Fork Ridge Wind Farm off Highway 43 in Barton County. Price says the site has been secured for safety. She confirmed there was no one near the site at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported. “We are assessing the situation and will provide additional details as they become . . . Complete story »
Schuyler County ladies warn of dangers of windmills
Two property owners from Schuyler County in Northeast Missouri are warning property owners in Audrain County about the pitfalls of having a wind farm next to one’s property. Nakila Blessing and Carrie March both made the drive down from Lancaster in Schuyler County to Mexico on Dec. 11, to join a joint meeting between Audrain and Callaway County Commissioners to discuss property rights. Both ladies live next to wind farms and said the turbines have drastically reduced the quality of . . . Complete story »
Lawmakers crack down on wind-turbine lights that flash all night
For pilots flying over rural America, a string of red lights flashing along the horizon is a warning that there might be a wind farm ahead. But for many residents on the ground, the lights are an eyesore that has ruined their view of the night sky and disrupted the bucolic stillness that defined their counties. “Imagine … red blinking stoplights…every night, all night long … and not in sync,” Gayla Randel, who can see the lights on more than . . . Complete story »
Proposed Knox County wind farm hits snag; affirmative vote expected Monday
A proposed new wind farm project in northeast Missouri hits another snap, but it’s a hurdle that should be easily cleared. On Monday, the Knox County Commission voted 2-to-1 against a development agreement with NEMO Wind LLC, which wants to build a wind farm in the county. It is a project of Cordelio Power. The project’s been talked about, negotiated and researched for more than four years now. Knox County Commissioners Ronnie Leckbee and Luther Green voted against the agreement. . . . Complete story »
