Nome Wind Farm Confronting Challenges

Tue, July 28, 2009
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories

A new wind farm went into operation just outside of Nome at the end of last year. But local leaders are confronting a series of challenges in keeping the turbines spinning.

Jesse Zink, KNOM – Nome

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Comments

dkpine

how about a little more info on this, and are you the reporter that did the reprot on the judge that got removed from the bench out there?

kwetcipenes

I have lived in Nome for a few years and from experience, the wind causes horizontal rain, snow, whatever. I think this is a good thing for the people who live there and the State. The electric caused by the wind will give the residents just about free energy and sell the excess to others in the State. This way the residents will have enough power to stay warm this coming Winter and won't run into the same issues that happened this past Winter. Best of all, it's clean, renewable energy. Every village along the Bering Sea and Norton Sound has this opportunity. A win-win situation!

terryo

What's going on with this outfit? I read the turbine manufacturer has declared bankruptcy.

kwetcipenes

He' Terry,
Where did you hear about the turbine mfg. declaring bankruptcy. My thoughts on this is to wonder why, in the great demand for renewable energy, unless there is bad management, would a company run itself bankrupt? Please let me know where to begin so I can get the answers you want.