WIND FARM PROJECT IN CUMBERLAND CO ‘DEAD’….. FOR NOW

CNF has learned that APEX Clean Energy has announced the suspension of the wind farm in Crab Orchard. The announcement came Friday afternoon from Apex. 

FROM APEX ENERGY:

“Based on current market conditions and the project’s fundamental qualities, we have decided not to make this significant investment at this time. Our work on the Crab Orchard Wind project will be therefore suspended until market conditions change to make the project more competitive.”

 The company had proposed building 20 to 23 wind turbines in Crab Orchard to produce electricity to be routed to Georgia. The project had been protested by many residents of Fairfield Glade and nearby communities for months claiming the wind farm would devalue the surrounding property and cause environmental hazards.