Turbines Galore — But, Not Without Combat In San Miguel And Taos Counties
by Chuck Ring (GadAbout-BlogAlot ©2008)Â
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Pueblo, Colorado has just landed a wind-turbine factory which will likely employ 500 or more Coloradans. It is estimated that the facility will manufacture 1000 wind-turbines a year when it is operating at full capacity. You can read more about the good luck in Colorado. Click the colored text for more READTHESTORY
Meanwhile, some folks in San Miguel MaybeSpinNotWorthyInSanMiguel and Taos Counties WeHaveAHumAlready have been decrying the fact that wind energy developers are trying to install wind-turbines in those counties. You may wonder why the opposition is of interest to folks in the Estancia Valley (the valley). It is really quite simple; the valley already has its first wind-turbine farm and there will likely be additional turbines in the future. Which we deem to be a good effort. Edgewood and the Moriarty-Edgewood School District are both very serious about generating wind energy to power various aspects of their electric energy needs. That is not to say, that they are not interested in solar energy, but they have each seriously started the process of examining the viability of wind energy for the near future.
Both the town and the school district applied for a wind energy grant within the last fiscal year, but each application was denied in favor of other applicants. Edgewood has selected members for their “energy committee,” but the members have not been sworn as members at this point. The school district is assumed to have a committee or committees to continue working for another grant or funding of some sort.Perhaps both entities should examine the desirability of creating a mechanism to partner for funding from the legislature, federal sources and any private or public sources which might provide financing for renewable energy. It is often said by legislators and others who should know, that those who appropriate money are more inclined toward funding regional approaches to regional issues and problems, i.e. partnerships and joint ventures.
To those who might be worried about the scale of the town’s and district’s projects, there are systems that are referred to as “small wind” systems. such systems are said to be capable of generating on a commercial scale. You can read about one such system here JustOneSmallWindSystemGoogleForMore
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