I’m not trying to be obsessed with Vermont but after my encounter with Vermont blogs Sunday my senses are perked and alert for anything Vermont, especially praiseworthy news. After reading an article in the New York Times yesterday about a renewable energy resource project that Vermont has had years in the making I was excited that good things are happening for Vermonters. Reading the Vermont blogs earlier this week left an obscure skew on the brain for me.The majority of Vermonters are in favor of the new wind farms that will be developed in Lowell VT. Renewable energy resources are invaluable and need protection from industrial growth and development. With the plan already underway and support from federal, state and local agencies Vermont plans to preserve the surrounding 2000-acres of the 175-acre project for natural habitat.
This means lower energy costs for Vermonters and federal tax credits which the state plans to use 100% in fulfilling the promise to give Vermonters cleaner, more affordable local electricity for years to come.
Seems little Vermont is becoming a leader and role model in eco-system preservation and maintenance.
Like any other situation wind farms have their advantages and disadvantages:
| Wind Farms | |
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Clean Energy | Unreliability |
| Less Space Needed | Lower Electricity Output |
| Renewable Energy | Expensive Construction |
| Able to generate energy in remote locations | Costly to surrounding wild life |
| Noise pollution | |
*Taken from Power & Energy
Vermont has obviously weighed this scale and scrutinized the details finding the advantages a greater benefit than the disadvantages that may or may not be relevant to the state and the mountainous region where the wind farm will be constructed.
Big smiles for Vermonters!
