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THE approval of a commercial wind farm near Glen lnnes will give locals a greater understanding of the realities of wind energy, according to the project director of NewEnglandWind.
Developers were recently given the green light by the Department of Planning to develop the $350

director Adam Blakester, who is to build a community wind farm at Herbert Park near

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have to travel to the Capital Wind Farm near the ACT border.

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stration of wind energy. "lt's taken a long time to talk about and explore possibilities regarding wind development on

different to reading about it in the paper, reading one of our media releases or watching a current affairs program about it," he said. "Each ol those things will have a certain slant on the issue, so it's

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The farm will include I l9 turbines that will produce enough

energy for 130,000

much theoretical." Mr Blakester said White Rock would be an ideal destination for

the support of about 36 nearneighbours of the proposed

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study tours once it was operational, meaning locals would not

Herbert Park site. However, some neighbours have expressed concerns about a lack of consultation

Construction is expected to begin

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