July 2, 2009 |
St. Lucie official to recommend delaying hearing on FPL turbine plan Residents seeking word on whether Florida Power & Light Co. will build six wind turbines on Hutchinson Island could be waiting much longer if a St. Lucie County official has his way. TCPalm.com |
June 21, 2009 |
Tom Weber: Turbines would be boon to St. Lucie County economy (opinion) St. Lucie County needs to say “yes” or “no” to Florida Power and Light’s request to be allowed to construct six wind turbines next to the nuclear power plants it operates on Hutchinson Island. TCPalm.com |
June 19, 2009 |
St. Lucie commissioner calls for redirecting wind turbine money toward solar panels County Commissioner Doug Coward thinks rooftop solar panels are a better idea than the six 400-foot wind turbines Florida Power & Light Co. plans for South Hutchinson Island. TCPalm.com |
May 19, 2009 |
Two years later, FPL still dogged by stalled wind efforts in St. Lucie County Florida Power & Light's sister company is the biggest producer of wind power in the country, but the utility can't seem to get a wind project off the ground in its home state. |
August 24, 2008 |
Sketch of wind turbine footprint. Part of FPL submission to St. Lucie County. (It's been estimated that the six proposed for South Hutchinson Island would have a footprint equal to the area of more than 15 football fields) |
July 20, 2008 |
Surfriders launch online petition against FPL's wind turbine plan
The Treasure Coast Chapter of the
Surfrider Foundation has launched an online petition opposing Florida
Power and Light Co.'s plan to construct wind turbines on St. Lucie
County beaches.
TCPalm.com |
July 18, 2008 |
St. Lucie County wants its own independent turbine study County officials are pushing forward to find an independent consultant to review Florida Power & Light Co.'s environmental impact study on wind turbines and expect to have a proposal in hand by the end of next week, said County Administrator Doug Anderson. TCPalm.com |
June 19, 2008 |
Study says turbines may affect wildlife
Florida Power & Light Co.'s proposal to put six
wind turbines on company-owned property near the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
might affect several threatened species of wildlife, according to a
recently released analysis by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
TCPalm.com |
May 29, 2008 |
Turbine skeptics question effects on environment
As Florida Power & Light Co. gets closer to a
public hearing on its wind turbine plan, skeptics of the project have
plenty of questions left unanswered.
TCPalm.com |
May 28, 2008 |
Wind turbine skeptics grill Florida Power & Light official
As Florida Power & Light Co. gets
closer to a public hearing on its wind turbine plan, skeptics of the
project have plenty of questions left unanswered.
TCPalm.com |
April 27, 2008 |
Anthony Westbury: Wind study means more hot air So, we learned this week there is enough wind at the beach to power Florida Power & Light Co.'s six turbines after all.TCPalm.com |
April 23, 2008 |
Area wind is strong enough for turbines, study claims A new study projects average wind speeds on Hutchinson Island would be strong enough for Florida Power & Light Co.'s wind turbine plan to work, the company announced Tuesday. TCPalm.com |
March 20, 2008 |
Proposal for turbines near Walton Rocks draws concern
In the future, going to catch a few waves or taking
the dog for a walk at Walton Rocks beach might involve driving past a
wind turbine first. |
March 18, 2008 |
FPL drops bid to put wind turbines on public land Public lands are off the table.That was Florida Power & Light Co.'s message Tuesday morning as the company announced it would no longer pursue three wind turbines on state-owned land at Blind Creek Park. Instead, it will move ahead only with the six turbines proposed for land it owns around the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on Hutchinson Island. TCPalm.com |
March 12, 2008 |
ST. LUCIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DECIDE ON DRAFT LETTER TO
STATE |
March 9, 2008 |
Anthony Westbury: Meet Corrine Fredrick, a new activist So it's dead — or on life support, at best. The news that three county commissioners went public this week against the Florida Power & Light Co. wind turbine project on Hutchinson Island effectively seems to have killed the idea. All we're lacking now is the official obituary. TCPalm.com |
March 8, 2008 |
3 St. Lucie County commissioners say they'll vote against FPL plan to put three wind turbines in state-owned Blind Creek Park A majority of county commissioners now are against putting wind turbines at Blind Creek Park, which sends a "strong signal" to Florida Power & Light Co. they should reconsider the site, Commission Chairman Joe Smith said Friday TCPalm.com |
March 7, 2008 |
Wind turbines at Blind Creek now opposed by 3 of 5 St. Lucie commissioners Three out of five county commissioners are now publicly against putting wind turbines at Blind Creek Park.Commissioner Paula Lewis said she is now against Florida Power & Light Co. putting three wind machines on the state-owned land that is managed by the county. TCPalm.com |
March 5, 2008 |
Commissioner changes mind about turbines in St. Lucie County
The county commissioner who was most supportive of
bringing wind turbines to the county is now against it. Commissioner
Chris Craft, who encouraged Florida Power & Light Co. to look at the
county for its wind turbine proposal, announced during Tuesday's
commission meeting that he no longer supports the project.
TCPalm.com |
March 4, 2008 |
FPL's response to Audubon of Florida letter re wind turbines. (Dated Feb. 1, 2008) ,,,, "We would like to point out the FPL Energy ... is the owner and operator of the largest wind generating facilities in the United States. FPL Energy has successfully developed, constructed and operated wind energy facilities since 1997 and and FPLE works very hard to preserve the surrounding environment when siting wind turbines. ... " (.pdf) |
March 2, 2008 |
Michael Goforth: What would Mr. Backus think? ...(OPINION) I don’t recall in any of his Florida landscape paintings spider webs of electrical transmission lines, the tall, metal trees towering over the natural skyline or concrete silos rising from the beach that generate nuclear power TCPalm.com |
Feb. 27, 2008 |
FPL wind turbine project awarded $2.5 million (no longer available) A state agency announced Tuesday it will give Florida Power & Light Co. $2.5 million to help pay for the company to build nine wind turbines on Hutchinson Island, despite the fact that St. Lucie County and state officials have not approved the project. Palm Beach Post |
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FPL's wind turbine project gets $2.5M grant Florida Power & Light Co. received a major boost to its wind turbine project Tuesday as the company was awarded a $2.5 million state grant TCpalm.com |
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Feb. 23, 2008 |
Possible turbine site includes burial grounds |
Feb. 21, 2008 |
Gov. Crist to FPL: Listen to the people |
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Firm seeks to develop Harbour Pointe park in St. Lucie County |
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Feb. 20, 2008 |
FPL firm on plans to build turbines (no longer available) |
Feb. 8, 2008 |
Letter to Florida
Acquisition and Restoration Council from Florida Audubon and other
environmental interests re Florida Power & Light's request for Blind
Creek Easement (.pdf) |
Dec. 20, 2007 |
Wind Power Facility Siting: Letter from Audubon of Florida to Florida Power and Light (.pdf) " ... This proposal would be Florida’s first commercial wind power generation site, and accordingly, we are interested in ensuring that it is sited, constructed and operated at a standard that will be a model for the rest of the state. ..." Click for full text |
