The Vermont utility building a 21-turbine commercial wind farm on
Lowell Mountain says it’s going to conserve 2,700 acres as a way to
compensate for the land being developed as part of the project.
State
regulators have declined for now to appoint an independent counsel to review a
planned merger of Vermont’s largest electric utilities. But
a group of ratepayers is continuing to press the issue. They say an outside investigation
is needed to protect the public because Governor Peter Shumlin supports the
deal.
The state Supreme Court has decided not to get involved, for now, in a
dispute between Green Mountain Power and neighbors who oppose the
utility’s Lowell wind project.
Protesters challenging construction of a wind project in the Northeast
Kingdom town of Lowell must stay 1,000 feet away from a blasting zone or
risk being found in contempt of court.
A court order requires opponents of Green Mountain Power’s Lowell Mountain wind project to stay away from its construction zone
during blasting periods. The legal action is the latest development
in a showdown between GMP and a group of protesters.