Uniform standards for the placement and operation of wind turbines were sent on Monday by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to the Legislature for action. The rule will govern how municipalities can establish setbacks for turbines, noise and shadow ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State utility regulators will consider a recommendation that homeowners who live near wind farms be compensated for concerns about noise and reduced property value. A task force working to create state standards for wind turbine locations ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An advisory panel has completed its work on statewide wind farm siting rules. The Public Service Commission is working to establish uniform siting standards. The Wind Siting Council has been developing recommendations to guide the commission ...

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WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A western Wisconsin health care provider is closer to its goal of becoming energy independent by 2014. Winona County commissioners approved conditional use permits Tuesday for Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center’s wind farm. Gundersen, based in La ...

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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.

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Unrest among Brown County neighbors of what would be Wisconsin’s largest wind farm is reason enough for the state to consider alternative projects, said a lawmaker from the area. State Rep. Ted Zigmunt, D-Francis Creek, said the ...

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By Paul Snyder The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is sticking to a firm Sept. 1 deadline to propose wind turbine placement rules despite calls from local governments to wait. “We had a very clear mandate to get work done ...

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By Paul Snyder A $20 million wind farm proposed for Springfield hinges on whether Sun Prairie-based WPPI Energy will buy electricity and eventually acquire the project. Sun Prairie-based Wave Wind LLC needs an answer from the utility by Tuesday, or ...

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We value diversity. (People of every stripe ought to have a voice, right?) We value consensus. (United we stand!) But these goals are often tough to achieve in tandem.

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By Paul Snyder Environmental consultants can count the minutes a home is affected by the strobelike flickers of a wind turbine’s shadow. They can measure the decibels of the rhythmic thrum of turbine blades cutting through the air. They can ...

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