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$45 Million in bonding OK'd for wind blade factory

Energy Composites Corp. will recieve $45 million of tax-exempt bonds to assist in the construction of its wind power blade factory in Wisconsinin Rapids. Energy Composites, which employs 67 people, projects that its expansion will create up to 600 jobs.

	"Catching Wind" Newsletter Published Bi-Monthly
May 2010 PSC Sets Hearings for Turbine Siting Rules Schools Roll Out Northwind 100 Turbines Tall Turbines Set to Breeze into Green Bay Area
February 2010 PSC Gives Go-Ahead to Glacier Hills Project From PSC's Order on Glacier Hills Milwaukee Reels in 270 Jobs With New Wind Generator Manufacturing
December 2009 Decision Nears on Glacier Hills Wind Park Excerpts from WEPCO Witnesses on "Wind Turbine Syndrome"
October 2009 Wind Permitting Bill Becomes Law of the Land Final Environmental Impact Statement Released for Glacier Hills Wind Park, including "Glacier Hills at a Glance" and a list of parties to the technical hearing.

Mission Statement:

The Wisconsin Wind Information Center is the central resource devoted to informing the public and policy makers on wind projects over 100 kilowatts in Wisconsin.  The facts, policies, and histories of large scale wind projects will serve to describe the paths taken towards greater social acceptance of large-scale wind energy in the state.

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This project is undertaken by RENEW Wisconsin and funded by a grant from the United States Department of Energy. 

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August 17, 2010----UPDATE

See ongoing meeting minutes and background documents on Wisconsin Wind Siting Rule development (PSC Docket 1-AC-231)

Draft Wind Siting Rules have been issued by PSC Staff (PSC REF#:136722 dated August 17, 2010)
Red-lined version (PSC REF#:136723 dated August 17, 2010)

The Wind Siting Council has issued its final report to the PSC outlining its recommendations and discussing the reasoning behind them. The final recommendation (pages 37-42) are supported by 11 of the 15 Council members. Four Council members submitted a minority report (pages 45-61).

The important documents that the Council considered are:

McFadden - Wind Turbines: A Brief Health Overview
Cowen - Wind Turbine Generator Noise Issues (PSC REF#:132583)
Hesselbach - Setback and Siting Analysis, a Case Study: Glacier Hills Wind Park (PSC REF#:132584)
Kielisch - Wind Turbines and Property Value (PSC REF#:133062)

 

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