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Wind Resistance: Alternative = Energy=20 Hits Snags

Some = alternative=20 energy projects in western Wisconsin are getting the wind = knocked=20 out of them.

State law prevents local governments = from=20 passing ordinances that hinder wind energy, but alternative = energy=20 companies can still run into roadblocks along the = way.

AgWind=20 Energy Partners recently pulled the plug on a wind farm = project in=20 Trempealeau County, after facing fierce resistance from = residents=20 there. People were concerned the shadows from the blades = could cause=20 seizures, the noise from the generators would affect quality = of=20 life, and the overall aesthetics of the county would suffer, = among=20 many other concerns.

Representative Jeff Wood, = R-Chippewa=20 Falls, says county governments are obliged to hear citizen = concerns=20 with all potential business projects. =93You have objection = from=20 citizens and the county government hears them out and = through the=20 local permitting process, either they get their permits = denied or=20 they=92re accepted,=94 explains Wood.

Although, = according to=20 state law, counties cannot deny permits to wind projects = unless=20 there is a legitimate health concern, the process can still = move=20 slowly enough to discourage projects from continuing. AgWind = says=20 that was the case in Trempealeau County. The company has = since moved=20 its efforts to neighboring Buffalo County.

=93When we = met with=20 folks over here, we did find a completely different attitude = about=20 the process than we did in Trempealeau,=94 reports Jim = Naleid,=20 managing director of AgWind Energy = Partners.

Updated: July 27, 2007, 9:10 = pm

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