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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.... »
Commission puts a hold on wind regulations
PROSPECT — The wind has died down in Prospect, at least for now. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted at its meeting last week to impose a one-year moratorium on accepting any new proposed regulations on wind turbines less than one megawatt in size. “We felt it would make sense at this time to... »
Proposed turbine regulations blown away
PROSPECT — The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday rejected proposed regulations for industrial grade wind turbines in town, citing reasons that included they’re too restrictive. The commission voted, 5-0, to deny the proposal submitted by seven neighbors for industrial grade wind turbines, those 1 megawatt or smaller. Among those neighbors was Timothy Reilly,... »
State House votes to regulate siting of wind turbines
HARTFORD — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to regulate the siting of power-generating wind turbines in Connecticut. Some Republican members voiced concerns that the bill would impose a de facto moratorium on wind farms because the legislation sets no deadlines for adopting regulations. The legislation requires the Connecticut Siting Council to develop regulations in... »
Attorney General initiates investigation of BNE loan
Assistant Attorney General Arnold Menchel has responded to a call for an investigation of BNE Energy’s loan application to the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF). Members of Save Prospect Corp., a group formed in opposition to the Wind Prospect project, previously wrote a letter to the attorney general complaining that BNE misrepresented its project... »
Wait and see for wind farm
BNE wants to see votes for Colebrook plans PROSPECT — The company that wants to build the first commercial wind farm in the state will see how the Connecticut Siting Council votes on its two wind projects in Colebrook before it decides whether to appeal the denial of its wind project in Prospect. Last... »
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... »