[va-richmond-general] Re: FYI-Windmills in Times-Dispatch, Nov. 18th, page C6

The Associated Press- Norfolk- A company seeking the first government permit 
to build an offshore wind farm has dramatically scaled back its plans along 
Virginia's Eastern Shore.
   Dennis Quaranta, president of Winergy LLC, said he will ask the Army Corps 
of Engineers to consider a permit for as few as 10 windmills off Smith Island 
in the Atlantic Ocean, down from the 271 the company initially sought.
   The new proposal also would locate the wind farm several miles farther out 
to sea to appease Eastern Shore residents and environmentalists. Winenergy 
proposed its Eastern Shore plan, off the coast near the Virginia-Maryland 
line, 12 months ago. The windmills cost about 3.5 million each. Objections 
were filed by the Navy and NASA. Environmentalist said the turbine blades 
might kill migratory birds and waterfowl near two national wildlife refuges. 
In response, Quaranta proposed moving the project farther off shore between 5 
and 12 miles from Smith Island and reducing the number of turbines. 
Environmentalists and wildife groups still have concerns.
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