By Dave Tyler •
May 21, 2009
A wind farm that was planned for the upstate New York town of Beekmantown and shot down by town officials after a collapse of a turbine at a nearby park, may be back on again.
A new developer has submitted plans to the town, the
Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports. The town council
voted down a plan submitted by Windhorse Power LLC in March. Among the reasons cited were contentious lawsuits filed by residents, inaction by Windhorse Power and fears of an incident similar to a
turbine collapse in neighboring Altona.
By Dave Tyler •
March 23, 2009
We told you recently about a wind turbine collapse in northern New York that has officials looking for a cause. Now comes word that a nearby town is scraping plans for a windfarm, in part because of concerns over that collapse.
The Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports that the Beekmantown Town Council killed a proposed farm with 13 turbines last week after a contentious meeting. Vermont-based Windhorse Power LLC had proposed the facility three years ago but the project had become tied up in lawsuits by residents. Council members voted 3-2 to to kill the project.
By Dave Tyler •
March 12, 2009
New York State’s Public Service Commission investigators are trying to figure out why a wind turbine collapsed last week in upstate Clinton County.
The Albany Times Union reports that Noble Environmental Power, which owns the 65-turbine Altona Wind Park, and turbine maker General Electric Co. found “wiring anomalies” prevented two turbines from shutting down as they are supposed to during a power outage. One tower collapsed in a fiery heap, starting a small fire on the ground. The other was damaged but remained standing. Debris was scattered as far as a quarter-mile away, the paper reported. WPTZ has video with images of the collapsed turbine.
There were no reported injuries. The incident is believed to be the first collapse of a turbine in New York. The PSC would like G.E. and Noble to share information from their investigation with the agency.
