[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY, ENCROACHMENT: Kingsville Naval Air Station (TX) reaches agreement with wind developer

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy, South Texas wind developer sign agreement paving way for 83- 
turbine project near Riviera

By Mark Collette
Corpus Christi Caller Times (TX)
April 19, 2012

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Navy signed an agreement with a wind farm  
developer Thursday that paves the way for 83 turbines to be built  
near Riviera, over the objections of local officials.

The agreement is a first since developers began tapping the Texas  
coast for its steady daytime winds and, military officials say, can  
serve as a blueprint for cooperation between alternative energy  
developers and the military.

It also comes as a stark contrast to last year, when the commander of  
Naval Air Station Kingsville made public appeals to state and local  
officials to consider how wind turbine encroachment could affect  
military installations around the state.

At issue is the tendency for turbines to interfere with military  
radar, creating slices of airspace in which aircraft cannot be detected.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.caller.com/news/2012/apr/19/navy-south-texas-wind- 
developer-sign-agreement/

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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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