Lowell embraces wind energy project

Voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday to endorse a proposed wind energy project on Lowell Mountain by an overwhelming margin, 342-114. The project won 75 percent of the vote, an outcome that surprised almost no one. Green Mountain Power Corp., the developer, campaigned hard for a "yes" vote, knocking on doors, registering voters, holding living room meetings. Many residents had praised the project's renewable energy benefits, as well as the utility's pledge to pay the town a minimum of $400,000 -- and perhaps as much as $535,000 -- a year during the wind farm's life.

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Update on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:53AM by VCF Staff

Vermont's second largest electric utility is going to pay the town of Lowell between $13 million and $15 million over the next 25 years in exchange for support of a wind-power project. The Lowell Selectboard signed the deal with Green Mountain Power on Tuesday.

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