BAD AXE — Exelon Wind officials told the county planning commission this week they will soon submit documents that assure there will be funds available in the event turbines from a new wind farm need to be taken down after the project no longer is in operation. The county’s ordinance requires wind developers meet decommissioning requirements so the county doesn’t get stuck with a bill in the event a wind farm is some day abandoned. In an effort to get . . .

While the Derby area is only beginning to battle over wind turbines, those affected by the Lowell wind project are approaching the end of their regulatory process. One of the outstanding issues – how to measure the sound impact after the 21 Lowell turbines are operating – has now been resolved. State utility regulators this week issued an order outlining the noise monitoring procedures at homes and roads near the Lowell wind project. The Vermont Public Service Board said in . . .

The prospective operator of a windfarm on a peat bog in Caithness is facing opposition to its bid to increase the height of some turbines by just over 3ft. The problem came when the developer changed the design of the foundations so that 11 of the 25 turbine towers would be sitting on top of the land rather than embedded in the soil. E.ON UK has found the peat in parts of the site is deeper than anticipated and now . . .

The development comprises 200 turbines, each the height of a skyscraper and spread over an area the size of Glasgow. The planned wind farm, which is three to four times bigger than any previously built, is expected to earn its Dutch owners Eneco more than a quarter of a billion pounds a year in subsidies alone. The scheme has already attracted widespread criticism with opponents claiming it will ruin coastal views for generations to come. The Royal Yacht Squadron, the . . .

An Isle of Man shipping company said its services will be threatened by a planned wind farm in the Irish Sea. Steam Packet Company chairman Mark Woodward said proposals for turbines in shipping routes would increase journey times and make it impossible to operate some services. He said: “It is disappointing that Centrica have chosen to ignore the island’s route requirements.” Energy company Centrica were contacted but were unavailable for comment. Routes between Douglas and Heysham and Liverpool are used . . .

Opposition to a three-turbine wind farm, with 130m high masts, between West Ashton and Edington is building after a public meeting. Organised by the local Conservative Association branch, last Friday’s meeting at Edington Village Hall was intended as a Meet your MP event, but was dominated by the wind farm issue. South West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison registered his sympathy with the views of residents of nearby villages, most of whom expressed concerns about the plans. “This was certainly a . . .

An Ontario couple who launched a case arguing that nearby wind turbines devalued their waterfront home and should be a factor in their property assessment has lost the challenge. A two-person panel from the province’s Assessment Review Board has ruled that proximity to wind turbines would not be a factor in deciding how much property tax Edward and Gail Kenney should pay. The Kenneys first told CBC News last October about the potentially precedent-setting court challenge against the Municipal Property . . .

A renewable energy developer has been accused of reverting to ‘its old tricks’ after announcing plans which could see the local area disturbed by underground cabling. RWE npower renewables has asked landowners in the Ingoldmells, Gunby and Willoughby areas to carry out ‘non-intrusive ecological surveys’ on their land. The investigation will form part of RWE’s plans to determine the ‘best possible route’ for underground cables linking the proposed Triton Knoll offshore wind farm with a substation in Bicker Fen. Although . . .

A group of Donside residents have formed a protest group to fight the proposed development of a six-turbine windfarm at Coiliochbhar Hill, near Alford. According to its website, renewable energy company Infinis identified the potential site in the vicinity of the derelict Tibberchindy farmhouse, around 5km west of Alford. It was considered an excellent location due to its high wind speeds, lack of international or national environmental designations and distance from homes. The scheme was presented to the community at . . .

Researcher Todd Katzner and the U.S. Department of Energyare tailing the same slightly ruffled, strawberry blond: an Eastern Golden Eagle equipped with a tiny cell phone that winters in Connecticut and summers in Quebec. Wingspan, 7 feet; weight,14 pounds; appearance, magnificent. The eagle’s flight path could alter the course of wind farm development on the East Coast. Birds and wind turbines share an affinity for windy mountain ridgelines putting them on a potential collision course, said Katzner, one of a . . .