Vermont lagging in wind projects… why?

I went to a lecture on wind energy. One of the speakers was Kristan Goland from Iberdrola Renewables, who does large scale wind projects. She commented that compared to other states Vermont has the most complicated process to get approval and longest delays. Why? One reason she said… the executive branch of the state govt.

So there’s yet another reason to vote for Peter Shumlin for Governor. He’ll be in a position to bring Vermont back in line with what some of the other states are doing with wind. Now before all you naysayers jump on me, NO ONE wants to put wind generators on Camel’s Hump mountain. There are plenty of places in Vermont with adequate wind potential that we can develop without compromising the beauty of our state.