A one-sentence comment from County Counselor Alan Weber during Tuesday morning’s commission meeting is likely to have far-reaching implications.
“Rorik Peterson called and said he is preparing an application,” Weber announced.
Peterson is associate director of development for EDP Renewables. The application is for construction of a wind farm in the northeast part of the county.
EDP has been acquiring options on land — about 14,000 acres in hand at last notice — so it may erect more than 50 — perhaps close to 100 — windmills to…
