SCC Hearings set in Highland SCC SETS HEARINGS ON A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A WIND FARM
IN HIGHLAND COUNTY
RICHMOND - The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled public hearings in March 2006 to consider a proposal by Highland New Wind Development, LLC (HNWD) to construct a wind-powered electric generation facility in Highland County.
Four public hearings over two days are scheduled in Monterey. The first day is Monday, March 13, 2006, with sessions beginning at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The second day is Tuesday, March 14, 2006, with sessions beginning at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
All of the hearings will be held in the gymnasium of the Highland Elementary School on Myers-Moon Road in Monterey. Any person wishing to comment at these hearings should arrive early and sign in with the SCC bailiff.
The SCC will schedule the evidentiary portion of the case at the Commission's offices in Richmond at a later date.
In addition to public hearings, interested persons may submit comments on the application to the SCC in writing or electronically by March 13, 2006. Written correspondence must be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, VA 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2005-00101.
Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so by following the instructions available at the SCC's website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/caseinfo.htm. Click on the PUBLIC NOTICES link and then the SUBMIT COMMENTS button for the above referenced case number.
HNWD's application and related documents may be viewed during regular business hours at the SCC's Document Control Center, First Floor, Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond. Interested persons may also access a copy of the application through the SCC's Docket Search portal at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/caseinfo.htm.
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