O.T. (sort of) As “Noble” and its form of renewable energy has been mentioned numerous times on the board I ask, “How can a wind farm maybe 3 time the size of the one proposed for NH and which only created 150 CONSTUCTION jobs and generated a whooping 8 local permanent jobs at past locations and is also dependent on massive amounts of acreage be considered a better source for tax generation and job creation for Berlin than LLEG? Here are some links to information about “wind farms including Noble” mentioned in one of jonas’s links he posted. IMO these links provide views and information from the “proponents” point as well as from the “opponents” point, I hope! Also in my opinion nothing I have yet to read presents the fit for Berlin LLEG offers. However, I am open to all information. Good night all this should be some enlightening reading. Nez
How can a farm maybe 3 time the size of the one proposed for NH and which only created 150 CONSTUCTION jobs and generated a whooping 8 local permanent jobs…
JOB CREATION AND COMMUNITY SPENDING The Wild Horse Wind Farm employed 250 construction workers, most from within Oregon and Washington and approximately one-third from within rural central Washington counties. The wind farm will also create approximately fourteen (14) permanent family-wage jobs for operations and maintenance.3 During construction, Horizon Wind Energy and its contractors spent over $8.4 million in the local community during a twelve-month period on equipment rental, salaries for local hires and other local purchases.4