FPL Lee-DeKalb Wind Farm Education
Public hearing on wind farm an all-day event
SYCAMORE – More than 700 people filled the bleachers and folding chairs in Sycamore High School’s gymnasium Saturday morning; just a handful stayed for the entire public hearing on a proposed wind farm, which stretched into the late evening.
As of 9:30 p.m., the public hearing was still in [...]
Wind farm proposal hearing allows public opinions to be voiced
Hundreds of men and women of all ages flocked to the Sycamore High School gymnasium, 555 Spartan Trail, at 9 a.m., on Saturday to voice their opinions in a public hearing regarding the proposal of a wind farm in DeKalb County.
What many of these attendees didn’t [...]
A Florida renewable energy company with aspirations to build a windfarm in DeKalb County gets strong opposition from residents there at today’s zoning hearing.
Next Era Energy wants to build 133 wind turbines across 70 miles in Afton, Clinton, Milan and Shabbona townships.
Several hundred residents and business owners showed up to the hearing at Sycamore High [...]
DeKalb public hearing videos from 9 AM 3/21/2009 till 3:40 AM 3/22/2009.
Yes, the meeting actually went for almost 19 hours.
Video: 3/21/2009 08:08 AM Start
Fire Damages Wind Turbine Near Garner
Officials are looking for what caused a fire that damaged a wind turbine near Garner in northern Iowa.The fire at the Hancock County Wind Farm broke out Wednesday morning in a compartment holding the gear box and electrical components more than 200 feet above the ground. The fire then worked [...]
Fire damages wind turbine near Garner
Fire caused major damage to a wind turbine Wednesday morning at the Hancock County Wind Farm southwest of Garner.
The large compartment holding the gear box and electric components more than 200 feet above the ground burned and two of the three 77-foot blades broke off, falling to the ground.
Wiring anomaly linked to turbine collapse
Noble Environmental Power elaborated further on what is believed to have caused a wind turbine to collapse in its Altona Wind Park.
In a news release, the company said the GE wind turbines are equipped with a pitch-control system that is supposed to stop the turbine’s operation when there is a [...]
What wind companies say is not the gospel truth
In the Feb. 5 Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (the minutes are available to the public online at www.county oflee.org, on page 11.), Mr. Ortgiesen (a private citizen) voiced his concern about the efficiency of wind energy versus nuclear power. Mr. Pedroni of FPL Energy [...]
One of the three 60-foot-tall wind turbines at the edge of the Perkins High School student parking lot lays on the ground. The pole was removed from the 4-foot deep, 60-ton concrete base. …”We have no updates,” he said. “The manufacturer is finalizing the investigation as to the malfunction of the blades.”
Wind farms’ biggest victims: bats
Researchers say a pressure drop created by turbines can cause bats’ lungs to burst
The mystery was alarming to wildlife experts: large numbers of dead bats appearing at wind farms, often with no visible signs of injury.
Researchers now think they know one reason: Wind turbines cause bats’ lungs to explode. More specifically, [...]
My wife and I drove to DeKalb last week to attend the public hearing for the proposed Lee-DeKalb Wind Energy Center. Wind energy opponents picketed outside. In total, approximately 375 people were in attendance. The meeting was canceled, as the venue was deemed too small for a fair public hearing. The wind developer was not [...]
Most jurisdictions in the U.S. require only 1,000- to 1,500-foot setbacks (although Riverside County, Calif., mandates two miles). Kittitas County recommends half a mile. But some say that’s not enough to avert possible health impacts.
Wind setbacks
Everyone wants alternative power in theory, but nobody wants to live next to giant wind turbines.
Wind farm hearing rescheduled for March 21
A public hearing on a proposed wind farm is rescheduled to 9 a.m. March 21 in the Sycamore High School gymnasium, county officials announced Tuesday.
A meeting last Thursday was canceled when almost 400 people showed up for the public hearing, filling a room at the DeKalb County Health Facility [...]
Part of wind turbine breaks and lands in open field
Posted: Feb 21, 2009 03:34 PM
by Danielle Wagner
WAVERLY (KWWL) Part of a wind turbine under construction broke apart Saturday morning.
The problem started Friday when construction crews were installing a second wind turbine for Waverly Light and Power.
During the process, a construction error caused the rotor and [...]
The public hearing on Thursday 19, 2009 was adjourned about 15 minutes after it had begun because of massive overcrowding.
