LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Board needs time to reconsider wind farm; ‘The more people know about these turbines, the less they like them’ 

Credit:  Tom Jackson | Sandusky Register | Oct 24, 2014 | www.sanduskyregister.com ~~

The state board that approved a proposed wind farm in southern Huron County has signaled that it needs more time to reconsider its decision.

The Ohio Power Siting Board on Wednesday granted an application for a rehearing that Omega Crop Company had filed in September. But the procedural move doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be another hearing, a board spokesman said.

Omega is asking the board to reconsider its August decision to let the wind farm move forward.

On August 25, the power siting board voted to allow 6011 Greenwich Windpark, LLC, a subsidiary of Windlab Developments USA, to build the Greenwich Windpark. It would consist of up to 25 wind turbines in Greenwich Township, covering 4,650 acres of land leased from 26 landowners, east of Greenwich and just north of Richland County. The turbines would be up to 490.5 feet tall, with rotor diameters of up to 383 feet.

The board’s Wednesday action does not mean it is going to grant opponents another hearing to make their case, said Matthew Butler, a spokesman for the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Rather, it’s just a procedural move that signals that the 30 days that have passed since Omega filed its appeal has not been enough time for the board to reconsider Omega’s arguments.

The board is meeting Monday, but the Greenwich Windpark is not on the agenda, Butler said. Another meeting has not yet been scheduled, he said.

Omega is a member of Greenwich Neighbors United, the local group opposing the wind farm.

Kevin Ledet, chairman of Greenwich Neighbors United, said he’s pleased the power siting board is taking time to consider the issues that have been raised. He said opponents of the wind farm should continue to write to the board and to local officials about their concerns.

“The more people know about these turbines, the less they like them,” Ledet said. “We need to be persistent in helping other people understand why this wind farm can’t sensibly be crammed into the area the wind farm has targeted for development.”

Source:  Tom Jackson | Sandusky Register | Oct 24, 2014 | www.sanduskyregister.com

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
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon