A plan to build 27 wind turbines on a mountain range east of Apple Valley appears doomed, a Bureau of Land Management official said Friday. BLM Barstow Resources Branch Chief Mickey Quillman said he was told this week by the BLM project manager that developer RES Americas withdrew its application to build the Granite Mountain Wind Energy Project. “I have not seen anything officially in writing, but it’s my understanding that the project has gone by the wayside,” Quillman said. Attempts to reach RES Americas were not immediately successful on Friday. An RES official confirmed last month that the company terminated its agreement to sell the power generated by the project to Southern California Edison — another grim sign for the project. The plan had been on the drawing board for more than five years. The development hit a major snag when golden eagles were found nesting near the project site, which lies on 72 acres in the Granite Mountain range near Apple Valley and Lucerne Valley. Quillman did not know the reasons for RES’ decision, but he said the golden eagle issue was not resolved and was likely a factor in the project’s downfall...more
The DC Deep Thinkers have got endangered species eating other endangered species and endangered species killing green energy projects, all while the science behind the listings are kept secret. An impressive policy, ain't it?
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