Wind turbine OK brings hope in Vt

August 20, 2007

BURLINGTON (AP) — State regulators' approval of 16 wind turbines in Sheffield has dispelled some developers' worries that no big wind turbines would be approved on the state's mountaintops and offered a guide through the state's review process.

"The order sets a really high bar for developers to meet, but it lays out all the hoops you need to jump through," said James Moore, a renewable energy advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.

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