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Bill targets solar and wind energy efforts

March 1, 2011 - 2:00 am
 

CARSON CITY -- Carson City residents described a darker side to energy-smart solar panels and wind turbines at an Assembly committee hearing Monday.

"Am I going to be able to enjoy my backyard," Carson City resident Bob Grosulak asked, "or will I have to live with a siren, a scream, a whomp-whomp, or a helicopter?"

Existing law allows local jurisdictions to restrict solar or wind apparatus based on height, noise or safety. AB122, sponsored by Assemblyman Pete Livermore, R-Carson City, would allow them also to create rules about the system's location and appearance.

But the bill drew opposition during a hearing before the Assembly Government Affairs Committee from some who say the bill might quash a promising industry.

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