Wind Project Approved

August 8, 2007

UPC Wind plans to start building 16 towers next summer in Sheffield. They will each be around 420 feet tall and provide enough energy to serve over 15-thousand homes.

"We are really pleased that the Public Service Board has recognized the economic and environmental benefits of wind power to Vermonters," said Matt Kearns with UPC Wind.

The road to approval has been rocky and emotional. Opponents remain worried about noise, and the visual impacts.

"We've seen wind projects permitted in New Hampshire, Maine. Vermont is now catching up and getting on that band wagon. I think we will see more clean generation, more wind power come on lin here in Vermont over the next decade," said James Moore with the Vt. Public Interest Research Group.

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