Management theorist W. Edwards Deming famously said, “In God we trust. All others must bring data.” I created this database to provide reliable data on the rejections or restrictions of battery, solar, and wind projects that have occurred around the world over the past two decades. If you are aware of a rejection or restriction that's not in the database, please click the Contribute button and complete the form. Please include a working URL to the relevant article or government entity so I can verify the information. If it checks out, I will add it to the database. Thanks.
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| 11/15/2016 | US | ND | County Commission | Billings County | wind | Billings County Commissioners rejected the application for a 114-turbine wind farm on Tuesday. Orion Renewable Energy Group presented its zoning application for Charlie Creek Wind Farm to a crowded courtroom audience and the commissioners. The 383-megawatt project was proposed to be located in northeast Billings County | Link |
| 11/8/2016 | US | VT | Referendum | Grafton | wind | Town voters rejected the Stiles Brook wind project | Link |
| 11/8/2016 | US | VT | Referendum | Windham | wind | Town voters rejected the Stiles Brook wind project | Link |
| 11/5/2016 | US | MI | Board of Commissioners | Huron County | wind | Huron County officials are considering a five-year moratorium on wind development. An agenda item for Tuesday’s Huron County Board of Commissioner’s meeting states, “Refer the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, which would impose a moratorium of the issuance of permits, licenses, or approvals for wind energy systems to the planning commission for consideration and comment.” | Link |
| 10/25/2016 | US | SD | Planning Commission | Lincoln County | wind | Lincoln County planners effectively voted to ban wind development Monday by requiring a 1-mile setback for turbines and noise rules wind backers call unattainable. The zoning recommendations represent a major victory for opponents of Dakota Power Community Wind’s effort to create the largest industrial wind project in the state. | Link |
| 10/5/2016 | US | VT | Selectboard | Swanton | wind | The Swanton selectboard said it will appear before Vermont's Public Service Board to oppose the Swanton Wind Project. “Everybody knows that we’re against this project,” said selectboard member Dan Billado during the board’s Tuesday meeting. “I think we as a board should continue to let the public know that we’re against this.” | Link |
| 9/29/2016 | US | NY | Town Board | Enfield | wind | After another contentious meeting, the Enfield Town Board voted to delay any further action until the owners of the proposed Black Oak Wind Farm pay their debts to the town. | Link |
| 9/27/2016 | US | NY | Planning Board | Jefferson County | wind | The Board unanimously approved the Clayton Town Council's new local wind law proposal, Local Law No. 5. That law says large wind energy facilities must maintain a one-mile setback from any structure, roadway or property line. | Link |
| 9/23/2016 | US | VT | Town Selectboard | Holland | wind | The board voted to oppose a wind tower to measure wind speeds for a project known as Dairy Air Farm | Link |
| 9/6/2016 | US | ME | Town Selectboard | Rome | wind | The town board extended a moratorium on new wind projects for 180 days. | Link |