More government regulation and tighter restrictions? That’s the wrong path for Wisconsin to take on promising wind energy projects. Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature should instead stick with the reasonable and uniform rules that the state Public Service Commission ...

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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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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 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 ...

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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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By Paul Snyder A Wisconsin lawmaker has some advice for the council charged with developing rules for small wind farms: Keep things simple. Members of the state’s Wind Siting Council on Wednesday said noise and shadow flicker limits need to ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group drafting Wisconsin’s new wind farm rules is set to meet again. The Wind Siting Council is expected to hear presentations on setbacks and property values at a meeting Wednesday morning at the state Public ...

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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Friday announced it is seeking public comment on a draft set of rules for wind turbine placement. The proposed rules will ultimately result in uniform turbine placement standards for local units of government ...

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