[CPEO-MEF] North Carolina "Bill would prohibit new wind farms in coastal swath"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bill would prohibit new wind farms in coastal swath

By Matthew Burns
WRAL TV-5 News (Raleigh, NC)
March 27, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. - Almost two years after lawmakers put a halt to new wind farms in the state, Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown on Wednesday filed a bill to get wind energy blowing again in parts of North Carolina - but not in an area that most needs the development.

It was Brown, R-Onslow, who stuck the 18-month wind farm moratorium into a bill overhauling the state's solar energy policies in the summer of 2017. He argued that giant turbines could interfere with training exercises near military bases across eastern North Carolina.

Military officials, who must sign off on all wind farm projects, said no projects pending at the time would have interfered with training.

During the moratorium, the state Department of Commerce and an engineering firm mapped the areas near military bases and training zones to identify where tall turbines would pose low, medium or high risks to training operations.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wral.com/bill-would-prohibit-new-wind-farms-in-coastal-swath/18288073/


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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