Saturday, April 20, 2013

The Department of Public Service Staff recommends that BP do a property devaluation study for their Cape Vincent's Industrial Wind Project


 Section 2.27 Socioeconomic Effects (1001.27 Exhibit 27: Socioeconomic Effects) (pp.171-177)

  "3.  The PSS indicates that comments were received during the  Public Information Plan phase regarding property value impacts,  and impacts on tourist assets (PSS, pp. 176-177). In the PSS, 
CVWP acknowledges receipt of those comments, but does not offer  substantive ways of studying potential effects (other than  visual impacts) that may be significant in terms of
socioeconomic impacts on the community and the region.  Staff acknowledges the range of results of various studies on wind project property value impacts, and recommends that further
detailed consideration of this matter on the project area communities is warranted. In a region that has a significant reliance on tourism as an economic mainstay, the potential for adverse impacts on tourism, heritage and tourism resources and attractions should be undertaken as part of the application.
Staff would like to discuss this matter further with CVWP and the municipal parties to develop recommendations for a focused scope of studies on these socioeconomic issues not specifically
listed in the regulations for Exhibit 27."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good idea to study the impact of industrial wind development on a tourism-based economy, because not much has been done on this type of impact.

The reason information is lacking is because industrial wind development is never placed in a location where there is a tourism-based economy.

If BP is going to propose a project that is contrary to industry practice, then the DPS is right, BP should undertake a study of the impacts of wind development on the Thousand Islands tourism economy.