MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that the state must refund a wind developer all or part of a $100,000 fee now that the Swanton project is on hold.
Vermont Public Radio reports that Swanton Wind had paid the fee required for an environmental review of the project.
Swanton Wind withdrew the 20-megawatt planned project in 2017 after the Public Utility Commission said the developer had not done a study on the effects on the regional electric grid. Swanton Wind then asked for the money back. The developer appealed when the commission said it did not have the authority to order a refund.
The court ruled last month that the commission did have the authority and returned the case to the commission to determine how much should be refunded.
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Information from: WVPS-FM, http://www.vpr.net
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