GROTON, N.H.—State regulators have given the go-ahead for construction of a 48-megawatt wind farm proposed for Groton.
The state Site Evaluation Committee last week rejected an appeal by Groton and Rumney residents who wanted to stop the project and approved the proposal submitted by Groton Wind LLC, an arm of Spanish wind energy company
The proposal calls for a 48-megawatt wind farm that would be powered by 24, 400-foot turbines.
Iberdrola constructed the state's first wind farm in Lempster.
An Iberdrola official tells The Concord Monitor barring further appeals, construction on the $100 million project will begin this fall and should be done by the end of next year.
Residents opposed to the wind farm say it will lower property values and won't produce as much energy as claimed.
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Information from: Concord Monitor, http://www.cmonitor.com
