Month: March 2011
Exelon CEO tells Congress: “natural gas produces cheaper, cleaner electricity than any or all of the alternatives that I know”
Exelon CEO tells Congress: “natural gas produces cheaper, cleaner electricity than any or all of the alternatives that I know”.
Landowners & wind turbines: “I wouldn’t do it again”
Landowners & wind turbines: “I wouldn’t do it again”
Riga Township omits low frequency noise impacts from ordinance.
Riga Township public hearing March 10th, 2011. Statement submitted by Greg Horvath, Riga Township resident: My name is Greg Horvath. I have been a Riga Township resident for 5 ½ years. I am concerned that the redline Wind Ordinance submission…
Wind Shortfalls Make Grid Guys Nervous
Simply, the wind does not blow on demand. Ditto for the sun. So these resources must be backed up with other, “dispatchable” forms of generation. But such “firming” or “cycling” creates two distinct issues: The first is that the power…
Ogden Twp. chambers full. Wind issue draws crowd
During the previous regular meeting, the board voted to invite a lawyer to discuss police powers, which can sometimes be used in place of zoning ordinances to restrict potentially harmful activity, and conflicts of interest in creating zoning ordinances. Read…