Town voted against the Spruce Ridge Wind Project in Grafton County. Passed various local laws to restrict wind; Final say for projects at or over 30 MW is determined by a state committee.

Town voted against the Spruce Ridge Wind Project in Grafton County. Passed various local laws to restrict wind; Final say for projects at or over 30 MW is determined by a state committee. ?EDP?s industrial complex spanning five towns has been overwhelmingly rejected by the voters of all towns except Canaan, which has yet to vote,? said Lori Lerner, president of New Hampshire Wind Watch. ?The signal is clear. The message is simple. Your 50-story turbines are not wanted here, not now, not ever.?

Town board passed 6-month moratorium

Passed various local laws to restrict wind; Final say for projects at or over 30 MW is determined by a state committee.

Cleburne County Commission passed regulations on setbacks and noise, including 2500 feet from adjacent property and a 40-decibel limit. Regulations were passed after sustained opposition to a proposed wind project on Turkey Heaven Mountain. Project is for up to 30 turbines, therefore, estimated capacity is 60 megawatts.

The Bureau of Land Management rejected a controversial solar project near Death Valley National Park on Thursday, giving hope to environmentalists that regulators will keep renewable energy development away from the most sensitive parts of the desert. The 200-megawatt Silurian solar farm would have been built along Highway 127, which connects Death Valley National Park with the Mojave National Preserve. A separate proposal for a 200-megawatt wind farm in the same part of the Silurian Valley is still under consideration.

Baldwin County, Alabama, has enacted an ordinance that effectively prohibits wind energy systems over 50 kW in size and imposes strict visual impact regulations on any permitted systems.

The eagles in Goodhue County won a victory Thursday.The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission pulled the plug on a controversial wind energy project that was stalled for years by a fierce and well-organized local opposition that successfully used its potential impact on eagles to help derail it. Concerns about the eagles and other wildlife emerged late in the development process, well after the PUC had given the company legal authority and a permit to build. But it's an example of how concerns about wildlife and other environmental issues have become a concern nationally.

According to the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law In 2013, ager receiving an application for construction of the Beautiful Hill Wind Farm, the Manitowoc County Board passed a wind ordinance that was “as strict as [they could] possibly make it” while complying with state law. The ordinance requires that developers offer annual payments to all nonparticipating landowners within 0.5 miles of a project, starting at $600 per year for one turbine.

The Campo tribe’s General Council voted 44-34 against Invenergy’s proposed Kumeyaay II Project (or Shu’luuk Wind Project). The project would have generated between 160 MW to 250 MW and included up to 85 wind turbines on 4,000 acres of tribal lands.