[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: FAA reverses wind turbine decision at MMR (MA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[This story highlights the uncertainty associated with wind farm 
development near military facilities. Ironically, the project proponent 
is the National Guard. - LS]

FAA reverses decision on wind turbines

By George Brennan
Cape Cod Times (MA)
October 16, 2009

CAMP EDWARDS - Less than a week after approving eight of 17 wind turbine 
locations without any restrictions at the Massachusetts Military 
Reservation, the Federal Aviation Administration has reversed its 
decision on five of the approved sites.

The FAA now says those five locations at the Upper Cape base - all 
within the area used for military training and near the Falmouth town 
line - pose a presumed hazard to air navigation at heights above 213 
feet. In June, the Massachusetts National Guard filed applications to 
erect as many as 17 wind turbines, each at a height of 400 feet.

"Initial findings of this study indicate that the structure as described 
exceeds obstruction standards and/or would have an adverse physical or 
electromagnetic interference effect upon navigable airspace or air 
navigation facilities," the FAA states in its findings.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091016/NEWS/910160325/-1/NEWSLETTER100

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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