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Wind in Aquinnah

Recently wind power has come up a lot in town. Below are some resources to provide more info.

Wind Development Simulations off Aquinnah

Whether you are for or against wind, a photo (or near photo) from this MVC email is worth a thousand words. As reported in last Friday's front page Vineyard Gazette article, tonight, October 21st, 2009, is the meeting with State officials who are proposing the Oceans Management Plan in the MVRHS cafeteria at 6:30 PM.
Click on thumbnails of photos below for larger images.

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Area with gray lines off Noman's and Cuttyhunk are the proposed industrial wind power development sites.

Useful Links

Let Vineyarders Decide - Citizens for a Better Renewable Energy Plan

Martha's Vineyard Community Wind Resource Mapping Project

Aquinnah Wind Blog. This blog is devoted to open communication and discussion about alternative energy in Aquinnah, Massachusetts. It is published and managed by Allen Razdow.
Click here to read the blog.

Further Reading:

Wind District OKd

Proposed Addition to the Town of Aquinnah DCPC

Maggie Downey from The Cape Light Compact give an update to the BOS 11/20/2008



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Aquinnah, MA 02535

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Current weather

Aquinnah

Scattered clouds
  • Scattered clouds
  • Temperature: 84.2 °F
  • Wind: West-Southwest, 10.4 mph
  • Pressure: 1008 hPa
  • Rel. Humidity: 70%
  • Visibility: 14.5 kilometers
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Thu, 07/29/2010 - 4:05pm