Wind power may be about to pick up in Wisconsin after a five-year drought.

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A town of about 600 residents in western Wisconsin has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and taken out a line of credit to fight a wind farm the local elected board once approved.

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Utility regulators decided Friday to postpone the deadline for starting construction on a wind farm in western Wisconsin until after the project is no longer facing challenges in court.

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A developer is predicting that a favorable decision in a case pending before a St. Croix County judge would be a signal to the wind farm industry to start building in Wisconsin again.

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Advocates of renewable energy are expressing some hope that a soon-to-be-released report will put to rest persisting debate about whether wind farms are unhealthy for those who live nearby.

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Proponents of renewable energy hailed the state’s preliminary approval Thursday of a wind farm planned for western Wisconsin as a sign that developers can expect even-handed treatment under the state’s wind-energy rule.

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A state senator wants local officials to have the power to set stricter health and safety standards than state rules allow for wind farms.

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Developers have applied for a state permit to build a large wind farm in western Wisconsin, the first application of its kind in more than two years.

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A 102.5-megawatt wind farm has been proposed for St. Croix County.

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