{"id":88106,"date":"2023-09-22T22:02:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T03:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northplattebulletin.com\/?p=88106"},"modified":"2023-10-07T23:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T04:00:05","slug":"wind-energy-public-hearing-approaches-public-opinion-poll-circulates","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northplattebulletin.com\/wind-energy-public-hearing-approaches-public-opinion-poll-circulates\/","title":{"rendered":"Archived: Wind projects imminent, public hearing approaches, opinion poll circulates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. in the Lincoln County district courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse, the county commissioners will hold a public hearing to take testimony in support or opposition of proposed changes to zoning regulations of large-scale, commercial and utility-grade wind and solar energy developments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least two major developers have taken steps to build wind generators in Lincoln County. One could be located in southern Lincoln County on NCORPE land. The other would be located in the rural area in northeast part of the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Top photo:<\/strong> Julie Drennan of RWE Clean Energy points out the approximate location of proposed wind turbines north of the Brady and Maxwell areas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ______________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2020, the company, Invenergy, negotiated a contract with NCORPE to build generators about 20 miles south of North Platte, but the project has not yet materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NCORPE (Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project) is a taxpayer funded project that covers about 15,000 non-irrigated acres on the sandy soils of southern Lincoln County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Invenergy has more than 150 wind energy projects in the U.S., plus solar, natural gas and hydrogen projects, according to its website. The company is headquartered in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In early September, board members discussed touring the Invenergy wind generators south of Sidney in northern Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RWE too<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Aug. 28, a representative of RWE Clean Energy told the county commissioners that their company has lease agreements with 75% of the landowners for wind turbine placements some seven miles north of U.S. 30 between Brady and Maxwell.<\/p>\n\n\n