Nine Vermont (USA) towns urge more micro-hydroelectric projects
March 10, 2007
The strangulation of government beauracies and regulations have killed the development of small hydroelectric projects.
Nine Vermont (USA) towns urge more micro-hydroelectric projects.
Voters at eight town meetings called on state government to clear the way for rapid development of small hydroelectric projects, but prospects for action appear poor.
By one estimate, Vermont has more than 1,000 dams, many of them abandoned 19th century mill sites. Activists say some of those dams could be used to generate small amounts of electricity without harming the environment.
Complex, lengthy, state and federal permitting processes make those projects financially impossible, according to complaints
Read the full report here @ Burlington Free Press
The strangulation of government beauracies and regulations have killed the development of small hydroelectric projects.
Nine Vermont (USA) towns urge more micro-hydroelectric projects.
Voters at eight town meetings called on state government to clear the way for rapid development of small hydroelectric projects, but prospects for action appear poor.
By one estimate, Vermont has more than 1,000 dams, many of them abandoned 19th century mill sites. Activists say some of those dams could be used to generate small amounts of electricity without harming the environment.
Complex, lengthy, state and federal permitting processes make those projects financially impossible, according to complaints
Read the full report here @ Burlington Free Press
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