Kevin Rooney
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From the Burlington Free Press. According to the article, 21 turbines will be erected. It seems to have local support as well.
Not surprising when the town has been promised between 410K and 530K annually.... It seems to have local support as well.
www.burlingtonfreepress.com said:The approval came contingent on satisfaction of 44 conditions having due with permits, pre-construction surveys, construction damage and dozens of other concerns. Among them: Filing a decommissioning plan with a detail estimate of costs necessary to mothball the wind project.
Could you explain why you think this decommissioning plan is necessary earlier? After all, windfarms are in use all over the globe, aren't inherently hazardous (except possibly to birds) and typically have a useful life of many years.This will become very important 5-7 years after commissioning the project.
I would also add that current state and federal mandates are a strong incentive to consider wind energy.The main reason wind farms are currently economic is the power produced is heavilly subsidized.
I would take this one step further and suggest any decommissioning plan should restore the site to "it's original state".In all cases having a independently funded decomissioning fund will assure that the dead turbines are removed to some extent. I expect the foundations will remain but at least the towers and blades will go away.
Could you explain why you think this decommissioning plan is necessary earlier? After all, windfarms are in use all over the globe, aren't inherently hazardous (except possibly to birds) and typically have a useful life of many years.
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