Wind turbines to help rural townships (PA)

[jpak]

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Wind_turbines_to_help_rural_townships_11-21-2008.html

A wind-turbine project spread across several southern Wyoming County municipalities is on track to be installed by 2010 at the latest.

“There’s nothing set yet. We’re hopeful for this upcoming April, if all goes well,” said Kevin Davis, BP Alternative Energy’s project manager. “If not this April … it could be 2010.”

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The rural townships will experience a distinct financial boost for perhaps the next 25 years, which is the usual lifespan of a turbine. The townships have already received $2,500 per turbine in permitting fees. For Noxen, that $87,500 equaled nearly half of the township’s annual budget, said township Supervisor Carl Shook.

The township stands to bank another $50,000 when construction begins on the first turbine because the township is being “more impacted” by construction traffic, Davis said. In lieu of taxes, the townships with turbines each will receive $1,000 annually per megawatt of energy capacity installed in them, he said.

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[quidam56]

1. That kind of stuff would help Third World Appalachia, VA, USA

but the redneck mentality in Wise County, Virginia can only see King Coal as our salvation at our expense, END MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL !
http://www.wisecountyissues.com

[diane in sf]

2. I agree, we can end mountaintop removal now with a new administration