By Paul Snyder Deadline pressure and 100 amendments are cracking the unity of the state‘s Wind Siting Council as it strives to agree on turbine placement standards. Even the definition of agreement is a point of contention among the 15 ...

Tagged with: amendment Legislature PSC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin RENEW Wisconsin setback turbine Vickerman Weidemann-Smith Wind power Wind Siting Council

By Paul Snyder A school district in Rothschild is giving more than 2,600 reasons for demanding the state pinpoint exactly how much pollution a proposed biomass plant in the area will produce. “Our concern is to be careful about the ...

Tagged with: biomass Domtar Corp. Manthey power plant PSC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Rothschild We Energies Weidemann-Smith

By Paul Snyder A wind farm dispute in Dodge County is catching the attention of state lawmakers who worry the case could affect the future of renewable energy development. “I think this is a Pandora’s box that could lead to ...

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By Paul Snyder A local dispute over a proposed $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild is morphing into a debate over whether the opposition can force a referendum on the project. “Based on what our attorney’s said, I question the ...

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By Paul Snyder Local solidarity is driving a Holland wind farm moratorium that has no chance of success if the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approves a project in the town. “We know the PSC will have final say in ...

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By Paul Snyder We Energies can build the 90-turbine Glacier Hills Wind Park in Columbia County without a requirement to buy power from Chicago-based Invenergy LLC. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Monday approved the We Energies’ proposal, expected ...

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By Paul Snyder The people who live in Pleasant Springs have no choice but to trust that an estimated $220 million transmission line will not get too close to a subdivision. “I don’t know if we have any more recourse, ...

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By Paul Snyder Through years of hearings on an estimated $220 million transmission line between Rockdale and West Middleton, Pleasant Springs leaders said nothing. Now, almost six months after the state approved the project, they want to be heard. “Basically, ...

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