Another proposal to limit turbine locations
From an article in the Janesville Gazette:
EVANSVILLE — Regulations being considered for wind turbines in Union Township would make a proposed wind energy project in the township impossible, the wind developer said this morning.Wind turbines in Union Township would need to be at least one-half mile from homes and 1,000 feet from property lines, according to a proposed wind ordinance presented to the Town of Union Plan Commission on Thursday night.
The town’s Wind Turbine Study Committee was charged with investigating wind turbines and writing a proposed ordinance to regulate them.
Curt Bjurlin, Wisconsin project developer for EcoEnergy, said he is disappointed with the draft ordinance because he said it is “far more restrictive” than the state’s model draft ordinance.
“I think the town leadership realizes the people in the town and surrounding area greatly desire the need to have renewable energy,” he said.
The proposed setbacks leave “very, very little land” available, he said, “and certainly not enough for a renewable energy project.”
