The Forest Voice is an organized group of residents in the Town of Forest, WI. Our goal is to create community awareness about the realities of wind development.
Emerging Energies/Highland Wind Farm, LLC Revised Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Application has been found complete!!
On December 19, 2011, Highland Wind Farm, LLC (HWF) filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) for authority to construct and place into operation a new wind electric generation facility. The proposed project would be located in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
The Commission and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviewed the application to construct the facilities. The Commission, under Wis. Stat. 196.491(3)(a)2. and Wis. Admin. Code PSC 111.53, found the CPCN application to be incomplete.
On February 28, 2012 Highland Wind Farm, LLC filed a revised CPCN.
On March 29th, 2012 The Commission found the revised CPCN application complete.
Per the Commission's letter dated March 29th,
the Commission has a 180-day review period. The letter also states that application information that is considered adequate with this determination may require further development in the Commission's review process.
PSC Docket No 2535-CE-100
It will be very important to participate in and be a part of the PSC hearings and review process.
The Forest Voice managers are working on strategies with our attorneys. We will bring this information to you at our monthly Forest Voice meetings.
Below is the link to the PSC website, Case Management System Docket Information for EE's Application. It is docket number 2535-CE-100.
LINK TO DOCKET INFORMATION
CALL TO ACTION
Please take the time to make the contacts listed in the attachment. There are sample letters included for your convenience. We need to let our federal representation know that they should not support 4 more years of subsidy with the Production Tax Credits. We want Governor Walker to know that we do not want PSC128 to become law. Contact Rep. Murtha and thank him for co-sponsoring Senator Lasee's bill.
CLICK HERE FOR ATTACHMENT
HIGHLAND WIND GROUP DROPS $25 MILLION CLAIM AGAINST TOWN OF FOREST
On 2/8/12 Emerging Energies LLC, a.ka. Highland Wind Farm dropped its potential lawsuit against the Town of Forest.
We can only surmise two reasons the wind developer would drop it's potential $25 million lawsuit against the Town
of Forest for breach of contract: 1: the developer knows it would be unwise to open up township records to legal
scrutiny, and 2. the wind developer is trying to improve its image with other townships it may be targeting next for a
wind project.
WIND PROJECT IS NOT WELCOME
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW RESOLUTION NO. 5
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE 5/18/11 NOTICE OF CLAIM
Town Of Forest Eagle Watch
Please take note of all sitings of eagles in the town of Forest - flying or nesting.
Report the date, time, and section no. to the Forest Voice email
info@theforestvoice.org
Everyone:
Please contact the members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. This is the committee that hosted the public hearing some of us attended and testified at on Wednesday, February 9th. Thank the committee members for the hearing, and tell them you are opposed to the PSC Rule and that the rule must be suspended in order to protect residents against irresponsible wind turbine siting.
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
(member contact information -
Republicans in red,
Democrats in blue)
Representative Jim Ott (Co-Chair) Rep.OttJ@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-0486
Senator Leah Vukmir (Co-Chair) Sen.Vukmir@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-2512
Representative Dan Meyer Rep.meyer@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-7141
Representative Daniel LeMahieu Rep.lemahieu@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-9175
Representative Gary Hebl Rep.hebl@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-7678
Representative Frederick Kessler Rep.kessler@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-5813
Senator Joseph Leibham Sen.leibham@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-2056
Senator Glenn Grothman Sen.Grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-7513
Senator Lena Taylor Sen.taylor@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-5810
Senator Fred Risser Sen.risser@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-1627
