Turbines may soon dot urban landscapes: Larger cities begin crafting wind ordinances ...

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Turbines may soon dot urban landscapes

Larger cities begin crafting wind ordinances as concept catches on

Thursday, March 13, 2008

By John Sharp of the Journal Star
PEORIA - When central Illinoisans think of wind energy developments, images of towering structures scattered on the farm fields of McLean, Bureau and Lee counties come to mind.

But as fuel costs continue to skyrocket and businesses and residents look for ways to save money on electricity, larger cities such as Peoria and East Peoria are getting ready for the possibilities of wind turbines - used to harness the wind's energy - developing within an urban setting.

Peoria's Planning & Growth Management Department is in the preliminary stage of changing the city's zoning ordinances to include wind turbine structures. The department could take these changes to the zoning commission this summer.

In East Peoria, an ordinance addressing wind energy development will be part of a public hearing at 6 p.m. April 14.

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[predfan]

1. some of these urban turbines look a little like a barber pole,

self contained in a cylinder. You could install these things on a corner of your building, putting as many , as high up, as you wanted.

[sabbat hunter]

2. one of the

original designs for the "Freedom tower" would have included a whole array of wind turbines on its upper floors instead of office space. That one was turned down.