Slow sailing for Huntington wind turbine

August 1, 2007

HUNTINGTON -- The wind tower, measured at arm's length, barely holds up to a pinky fingernail. That's from downtown Huntington.

From its base, the lattice tower sails up 120 feet, roughly twice as tall as the surrounding tree canopy. Three anemometers, mini-windmills that measure wind speed, spin out encouraging data: This is a good spot for a modest, 6-kilowatt turbine.

All it needs is blades and the blessings of its neighbors.

"Most people living around here don't even know the tower's here," said Melissa Hoffman, who directs the Living Future Foundation, an organization that oversees sustainability projects at the 1,300-acre former Teal Farm. "They ask, 'When are you going to put it up?'"

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