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Andover gets a jump on wind turbine rules: Andover sets guidelines before folks start building wind turbines.
Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Maria Elena Baca Star Tribune, Minneapolis - You can't stop the breezes from blowing, but officials in Andover hope to set standards to guide those who hope to harness that wind. More...
Business group balks at cost of wind power
Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal, R.I. - Some of Rhode Island's largest users of electricity have come out for the first time in opposition to a proposed power-purchase agreement between National Grid and the developer of an eight-turbine wind farm in waters off Block Island. More...
County rejects offshore turbines
Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Nancy Madsen Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. - Jefferson County legislators voted Tuesday against offshore wind power development in Lake Ontario. More...
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Gauging the Siemens effect on housing need
Mar 8 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Green - The Hutchison News The Hutchinson News, Kan. - Local housing developers are excited about the prospects when Siemens Wind Plant opens in Hutchinson, particularly if it draws other related manufacturers to town. More...
Vestas builds on-site turbine: Foundation work under way; tower set to rise in mid-April.
Mar 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dennis Darrow The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. - A working icon to Vestas' arrival will soon tower above the company's new plant off Interstate 25 south of Pueblo. More...

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