Weatherly Plaza • 202 Carbon Street • Weatherly, PA 18255
Phone Toll Free: 1-866-591-5005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Kurt Knaus, 717-571-5687
Broad Mountain Wind Balloon Test Reset for July 26
Four representative balloons set to rise Friday morning, weather permitting
WEATHERLY, Carbon County (July 25, 2019) — The Broad Mountain Wind Project has rescheduled its balloon test for Friday morning, July 26. Depending on the weather and winds, the balloons are set to rise in the morning and be up sometime between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Four balloons will be elevated within the footprint of the proposed 21-turbine wind farm in Packer Township to serve as a representative example and provide additional data for site analyses to be submitted as part of the ongoing zoning hearing process. The four balloons will be spread across different parts of the wind farm, with one each on the far eastern and western ends and two others in between along the ridge.
The balloons, about 12 feet in diameter, will be tied to a cable and rise to the height of the proposed 656-foot (200-meter) tall turbines when the blade tip is at its apex. A smaller balloon or bright marker on the same cable will mark the 418-foot (127.5-meter) height of the nacelle, or hub, which sits atop the turbine tower and holds the rotor and blade assemblies.
The team from Digital Design & Imaging Service Inc., which is conducting the test, will monitor height and capture photos from communities to the north and south of the project site for about two hours until roughly 11 a.m., after which the balloons are winched in and deflated before morning winds or other unsafe conditions prevail. More information about the company and its operations is available at www.AirPhotosLIVE.com.
All of these times are weather dependent.
Broad Mountain Wind is providing alerts about the balloon test for residents through several different channels. Among them:
- Information will be posted on the website at www.broadmountainwindproject.com.
- Individuals also can email broadmountainwindproject@libertyutilities.com to request updates.
- Updates will be provided on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BroadMountainWind.
Broad Mountain Wind has a field office in Weatherly Plaza at 202 Carbon Street in Weatherly. More information is available toll-free at 1-866-591-5005.
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