Mountain Wind Power Dispute Based on State Mandates
JLF analyst urges end of Senate Bill 3’s renewable energy requirements
RALEIGH (Carolina Journal Online) — North Carolina would feel no more pressure to build commercial wind turbines along its mountain ridgelines if lawmakers scrapped their two-year-old renewable energy mandates. That's the assessment a John Locke Foundation expert makes in a new Spotlight report.
The report urges repeal of both the energy mandates and a state Ridge Law that limits mountain construction. "Some opponents of massive wind turbines have relied on the Ridge Law to block construction of those turbines in the North Carolina mountains," said report author Daren Bakst, JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst. "But that Ridge Law violates the rights of individuals to use their property."
"The real problem is renewable energy mandates lawmakers adopted in 2007 in Senate Bill 3," Bakst added. "Get rid of those energy mandates, and you won't see any commercial wind turbines along the mountain ridgelines."
RALEIGH (Carolina Journal Online) — North Carolina would feel no more pressure to build commercial wind turbines along its mountain ridgelines if lawmakers scrapped their two-year-old renewable energy mandates. That's the assessment a John Locke Foundation expert makes in a new Spotlight report.
The report urges repeal of both the energy mandates and a state Ridge Law that limits mountain construction. "Some opponents of massive wind turbines have relied on the Ridge Law to block construction of those turbines in the North Carolina mountains," said report author Daren Bakst, JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst. "But that Ridge Law violates the rights of individuals to use their property."
"The real problem is renewable energy mandates lawmakers adopted in 2007 in Senate Bill 3," Bakst added. "Get rid of those energy mandates, and you won't see any commercial wind turbines along the mountain ridgelines."
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