http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/new-vermont-wind-project-online-time-tax-credit <p>Vermont's Georgia Mountain wind project is online and making power, just in time to take advantage of a federal tax credit.<br><br>The Georgia Mountain Community Wind farm says its four turbines in the towns of Georgia and Milton are fully operational and capable of providing about 8 percent of the electricity used by the Burlington Electric Department.<br><br>Burlington Electric and Georgia Mountain have signed a long-term power supply contract.<br><br>The 10 megawatt project is expected to produce about 27 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year.<br> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:15:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 54820 at http://wamc.org New Vermont Wind Project Online in Time for Tax Credit http://wamc.org/post/vt-wind-developer-drops-restraining-order <p>A wind power developer in Georgia, Vt., has dropped a court order against property owners who moved within a safety zone as construction work was scheduled on a project.<br><br>Georgia Mountain Community Wind recently got the order blocking the landowners from accessing their own land that lies with the blasting zone for the project. The landowners oppose the project.<br><br>WCAX-TV reports extra crews have been brought in to expedite the blasting process, and they are able to work on the project without requiring the restraining order.<br> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:40:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 46370 at http://wamc.org