Blowin in the wind: Tilting with windmills in Highland County

Mar 16

Written By David McNair

Blowin in the wind: Tilting with windmills in Highland County

Virginia homeowners may not be ready for a windmill on every roof, but what about a string of electricity-generating turbines on a distant hilltop and the option to buy green power at affordable prices?
With a controversial wind farm planned for Highland County, 2006 promises to be a year of boom or bust for a power source that the Department of Energy calls today's "most viable renewable energy."
The extension of a federal tax credit and the jump in the cost of petroleum have given the industry a boost, but growth has also kicked up a funnel cloud of opposition to the energy source that critics deride for blighting bluffs and butchering birds and bats.

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Real Estate

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Real Estate - Update

Still available
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: October 27, 2005 in issue 0443 ADDRESS: 2638 Jefferson Park Circle ASKING PRICE: $589,000 2005 CITY ASSESSMENT: $282,100 SELLER'S AGENTS: Sonja...

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On Architecture

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Facetime

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Letters

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