Wind farm not just a lot of hot air

This is not your father’s We Energies; land sale fuels state park plans

Published: October 29, 2010
Tags: biomass, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Domtar Corp., Doyle, electricity, Glacier Hills, Joint Committee on Finance, Manthey, Menominee River, Neal Torney, paper mill, PSC, Public Service Commission, RENEW Wisconsin, Rothschild, Steffes, Vickerman, We Energies

By James Briggs The state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to buy 2,714 acres along the Wisconsin-Michigan border from We Energies. If approved by the Joint Committee on Finance, as well as Gov. Jim Doyle, the DNR‘s $3.25 million purchase will result in the Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area, the first new [...]

Wind developers give cooperation a whirl

Published: July 28, 2010
Tags: blog, Fetters, Glacier Hills, Hot Topics, Ledge Wind Farm, Rothschild biomass plant, Stahl, West Butte Wind Power, wind farm

By Tom Fetters

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Renewable energy developers slugging it out with residents over project plans could benefit by borrowing from the strategy used by Sarah Rankin Stahl and her dad, John.

We Energies picks builders for Glacier Hills

Published: March 25, 2010
Tags: Columbia County, Edgerton Contractors, Glacier Hills, Glacier Hills Wind Park, Manthey, Michels Corp., The Boldt Co., turbines, We Energies, wind, wind energy
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We Energies has selected three Wisconsin contractors to build the Glacier Hills Wind Park. The three contractors are The Boldt Co., Appleton; Michels Corp., Brownsville; and Edgerton Contractors Inc., Oak Creek. The project to build a wind farm in Columbia County is scheduled to begin in May or June. VISIT THE DAILY REPORTER’S PROJECT PROFILE [...]

Landowners resist Glacier Hills Wind Park waivers

By Paul Snyder Resistance from Columbia County landowners threatens We Energies’ attempt to build 90 turbines for the Glacier Hills Wind Park. Randolph resident Pete DeBoer, for instance, said the utility offered him $2,000 per year and a $5,000 bonus to a sign a contract waiving his right to sue if the sound from two [...]