Professor Luce describes himself as a "wind guy" and worked to secure
tax incentives that made possible a large wind farm in New Mexico. Smith
lives off the grid and on the land and works statewide on issues of
sustainability. Both have experience with renewable energy efforts
nationally and in Vermont and will offer insights into the regulatory
and technical aspects of the industrial wind debate.
Friends of the Northfield Ridge presents the information as the towns of
Waitsfield, Moretown and Northfield are the subject of a commercial
wind farm feasibility study by Citizens Wind. Its members planned this
presentation to begin a community-wide dialog concerning the pros and
cons of industrial wind development.
"After examining industrial wind project descriptions and details, we
have many questions and concerns related to the efficiency and impacts
of these power plants and are beginning to understand that Vermont
ridgelines are simply not appropriate sites for utility-sized wind
turbines. We have also discovered that there are viable alternatives
that make a lot of sense," said Friends of the Northfield Ridge
president David Howe.
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