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Siting Council holds forum on wind energy rules
NEW BRITAIN — The Connecticut Siting Council asked the public to outline what they want new wind project regulations to look like last Thursday. The afternoon forum, which attracted only six speakers, is the first step in creating rules on where new wind turbines can be built. The council faces a June 2012 deadline.... »
Wind Prospect denied
NEW BRITAIN – After months of research and over $100,000 spent on legal fees and experts, the hard work has finally paid off for members of Save Prospect who fought to protect what they saw as their quality of life. The Connecticut Siting Council voted 6-2 on May 12 to deny BNE Energy’s petition... »
BNE calls for Siting Council VP to abstain from Prospect vote
Just one day before the Connecticut Siting Council is scheduled to render a decision on the Wind Prospect project, the vice-chairman of the council, Colin Tait, has recused himself from the proceedings for a similar project in Colebrook. In a letter to Siting Council Chair Robert Stein, Tait explained that he is a member... »
A blow to Prospect wind turbine project
6 of 7 Siting Council members oppose project in straw vote Siting Council members raise concerns over Wind Prospect project PROSPECT — In a surprise straw vote on Monday, six out of seven members of the state Siting Council indicated they will vote against a wind turbine project in Prospect. Council members expressed concern... »
Letter to the editor: The dream is over
Ah, the American Dream. It’s the envy of the world, only a dream in places where people don’t have the freedoms that we enjoy. Freedoms our troops have died for, freedoms that make up the fabric of what defines us as Americans. Ironically, in one of the most patriotic towns in Connecticut, the dream... »
Wind farm foes rally at siting council office
PROSPECT — A local group opposed to a West Hartford company’s proposal to build two wind turbines off New Haven Road assembled Thursday afternoon outside the Connecticut Siting Council’s New Britain headquarters to demand some answers. About 60 residents attended the rally to demand to know why the siting council failed to substantially mention... »
Findings favor wind turbine project
NEW BRITAIN — A decision by the Connecticut Siting Council on a proposed wind turbine project in Prospect is not expected until May 12, but findings on the project presented on Monday by the council’s staff all but guarantee approval. Members of Save Prospect Inc., a group of neighbors fighting the project, said they... »
BNE, Save Prospect Corp. offer contradictory testimony
Throughout the Siting Council hearings, both BNE and Save Prospect called on expert witnesses to provide testimony on the merits of the project. BNE filed testimony from eight scientists in various studies for environmental impact, noise and safety considerations. Save Prospect filed 29 pieces of testimony, including rebuttals of BNE’s environmental studies, testimony on... »
Evidentiary hearings come to a close, decision imminent on Wind Prospect project
The experts have offered their opinion, the advisors have advised, questions have been asked, and each side has made its case. Now all that’s left for those on both sides of debate over the site of two commercial wind turbines in Prospect is to wait for the Connecticut Siting Council to render a decision.... »
Towns can fight wind turbines, but board’s call usually wins out
Connecticut Siting Council is a powerful force Everybody wants power at the lowest possible cost. Almost nobody wants the Connecticut Siting Council in their back yard. The 31-member council, which has essentially incontestable authority, has the last word on the placement of all power, hazardous waste and telecommunications facilities in the state. Its decisions... »