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VPR News

Proposed Lowell Wind Project Sparks Debate

By Bob Kinzel, Ric Cengeri | February 18, 2011

Former Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Steve Wright and Robert Dostis of Green Mountain Power offer differing points of view on the need for the industrial wind project in Lowell.

Vermont Edition

A Closer Look At The Lowell Wind Project

By Bob Kinzel | February 18, 2011

We hear both sides of the debate on the Lowell wind project, which, if approved, would become the state’s largest. Plus, we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

VPR News

State, GMP Reach Deal For Protecting Bear Habitat In Lowell

By John Dillon | February 11, 2011

The state of Vermont and Green Mountain Power have struck a deal that removes a major obstacle to the utility’s Lowell Mountain wind project. The agreement calls for protecting wildlife habitat that would be affected by the roads and development on the ridgeline.

VPR News

Noise Expert To Testify On Lowell Wind Project

By VPR | February 10, 2011

A noise expert will testify today about the sounds created by wind turbines at a Vermont Public Service Board hearing on the proposed Kingdom Community Wind project in Lowell.

VPR News

Lowell Mountain Would Become State’s Largest Wind Energy Development

By John Dillon | February 3, 2011

The Public Service Board has opened hearings on Green Mountain Power’s plans to harness the wind that blows over a mountain ridge in the Northeast Kingdom.

VPR News

Lowell Wind Project Still Faces Controversy

By VPR | February 3, 2011

VPR’s John Dillon talks with Jane Lindholm about the finances, science and cultural sensitivity of large-scale wind energy projects in Vermont.

VPR News

Public Service Board To Open Hearings On Lowell Wind Project

By John Dillon | February 1, 2011

This week, the Public Service Board opens hearings on Vermont’s largest wind development – a proposal for 21 wind turbines that would stand 440 feet tall on a ridgeline in Lowell. Developers hoped to avoid some of the controversy that other projects have faced by asking for, and winning, voters’ support last Town Meeting Day. But it hasn’t been that easy.

VPR News

Biologists Raise Questions About Lowell Wind Project

By John Dillon | January 20, 2011

State biologists have raised questions about how a wind energy development planned for the Lowell mountain range in the Northeast Kingdom might affect wildlife in the region.

VPR News

Regulators Hold Hearing On Lowell Wind Project

By VPR | September 23, 2010

Vermont utility regulators are holding a public hearing on a planned wind farm in Lowell.

VPR News

GMP Wants Speedy Review Of Lowell Wind Project

By John Dillon | July 8, 2010

Green Mountain Power wants to get a wind project built in the Northeast Kingdom by the end of 2012 – before federal tax credits expire. The Vermont Public Service Board formally opened consideration of the project this week. And GMP has proposed an aggressive schedule for the regulatory review.