ROANOKE - A state hearing examiner has recommended construction ofthe first utility-grade wind farm in Virginia, provided it meetsconditions to minimize harm to the environment.
The recommendation announced Thursday goes to the StateCorporation Commission, which will decide whether to approveconstruction of the 19-turbine development on Highland County ridges.
SCC hearing examiner Alexander Skirpan found that the project byHighland New Wind Development poses a risk to bats and birds, butsaid a monitoring program by the company and a state agency followingconstruction would help reduce the hazard.
Details of the monitoring were left to the developer and …
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