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...Kenedy Ranch project is in limbo after local officials denied a $100 million local tax abatement, and Hunt vows there will never be a wind farm on the King Ranch. The 80 or so descendants of Capt. Richard King who share the King Ranch brand, land and businesses want to preserve the fabled ranching legacy and the land. The two ranches sit in the path of "the River of Birds," the flyway that brings birds from Canada to Mexico, including whooping cranes. Birding enthusiasts are just a few of the eco-tourists, along with hunters and fishermen, that are creating...
...Hunt, who managed ranches in California and saw the impact of windmills there, said his concerns go beyond aesthetic and environmental issues. Like other critics, he views wind-energy projects as a financial scheme that allows energy companies to set up "shell companies" that reap large tax abatement benefits from local, state and federal laws and apply those benefits to the parent company...
...energy companies dispute that charge, saying the federal tax credit has had exactly the effect Congress wanted, the proliferation of renewable energy sources. The wind farms also provide economic development in rural areas. "We couldn't build, own and operate wind farms if we did not have widespread community support," said Steve Stengel, a spokesman for FPL Energy, which operates wind farms in 15 states and 11 in Texas. "Our experience in Texas and elsewhere is that far more people are supportive of wind power than those who oppose...
...members of the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association to press political leaders for more study, but to no avail. More changes are ahead for the state's rural areas. Plans have been approved to develop Competitive Renewable Energy Zones that will cluster new and upgraded transmission lines near wind farms, a $10 billion cost that will be passed on to ratepayers...
...With federal tax breaks scheduled to expire next year, the current surge in wind projects is likely to continue and has attracted major backing from companies like Goldman Sachs and Berkshire Hathaway. Texas produces 2600 megawatts of wind power, and the state has mandated that it double by 2009, and double again by 2015. But as the projects spread, opponents are planning more lawsuits, Thompson said. "If we get a judgment in Abilene, we will get everybody's attention...