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Wind Power
The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought millions of dollars to local governments in Lewis County and changed the landscape dramatically. Photo: David Sommerstein
Wind farm a windfall to Lewis County communities
May 15, 2013 — Wind farms are a touchy subject in the North Country. As the town of Cape Vincent wrestles with a potential project, in neighboring Lewis County another wind farm has been operating for seven years. The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought some big changes to its community. Go to full article
BP to push forward with Cape Vincent wind project
Apr 19, 2013 — Earlier this month, energy company BP announced its entire renewables division was up for sale. At a recent public meeting on the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm, a BP official confirmed the company will push ahead with the development anyway, and local leaders vowed to hire experts to help them fight the project. Go to full article
Nearing fiscal cliff, wind industry waits
Dec 24, 2012 — Uncertainty over the future of production tax credits for wind energy producers has lead to a major industry slowdown. Now, the tax credit's fate is bogged down in Congressional "fiscal cliff" negotiations. Go to full article
Expiring tax credits blow ill wind
Churubusco, NY, Nov 20, 2012 — The Route 11 corridor has seen a lot of wind development over the past few years. Developers have been busy securing sites, building roads, and trucking turbine materials in.... Go to full article
Study shows wind turbines have mixed affect on property values
Potsdam, NY, Jul 26, 2011 — Wind power projects have been controversial in the North Country ever since the Maple Ridge Wind Farm started turning in Lewis County more than five years ago. One of the big... Go to full article
Cape Vincent struggles with wind power divide
Cape Vincent, NY, Jul 20, 2011 — Small communities across the North Country, from Burke in the east to Hammond in the west, have been deeply divided over wind power development.
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Golden eagle helps site wind turbines
Hartford, CT, Apr 14, 2011 — After a farmer found an injured Golden eagle in New York this winter, wildlife veterinarians in Massachusetts treated the bird. And a biologist outfitted it with a GPS... Go to full article
Critical crowd greets wind company in Parishville
Parishville, NY, Mar 28, 2011 — A skeptical public greeted wind power representatives Saturday in St. Lawrence County. Iberdrola Renewables says it's in "the earliest stages" of developing an industrial... Go to full article
Parishville-Hopkinton wind power in "earliest stages"
Parishville, NY, Mar 25, 2011 — The owner of the Northeast's largest wind farm - on the Tug Hill Plateau - is looking into a new project in St. Lawrence County. Iberdrola Renewables is holding an... Go to full article
Hammond wind farm put on hold
Mar 16, 2011 — The Spanish-owned company that wants to build 75 wind turbines in the St. Lawrence County town of Hammond has put the project on hold. Iberdrola says it's waiting for... Go to full article









