Nearly a year after Enel Green Energy committed to better communication and a better relationship with DeWitt County, representatives for the Alta Farms II wind farm returned to the County Board to address recent issues and provide updates regarding ongoing compliance.
The DeWitt County Board met Wednesday night, as Thursday is the Juneteenth holiday, and heard from Matthew Seville from Enel, who addressed issues of curtailment. He provided the County Board with written records of all their notifications from the National Weather Service in Lincoln and their subsequent responses.
Seville was queried about why records of the curtailment details were not sent upon request after Enel obliged an earlier request from the County Board, and why curtailment was not happening. Seville explained that curtailment is not instantaneous.
According to Seville, Enel has had to clarify with the National Weather Service that they need to be notified of any warning in DeWitt County, even if the warning is not in the impacted area of the wind farm footprint.
The lighting system was addressed, and Seville reports Enel is making progress in getting that system up and operational. He explains that each tower requires troubleshooting, and they are in the process of getting each tower ready to go live. He hopes that by the end of the summer, it will be completely operational.
The County Board is anticipating a solar application by the end of the week and is making preparations for the public hearings for that project.
Board Chair Joe Witte will join the WHOW Morning Show on Friday at 9 am to talk further about the meeting. Keep it to Regional Radio for more coverage from Wednesday's meeting.
