Hampshire Review, April 9, 2025

Letter to the Editor

by Jacob Kirk

“The Bottom Line: Capon Springs isn’t a sacrifice zone for corporate wind portfolios. If these companies can’t prove their project will deliver real, measurable benefits—not just subsidies for them and headaches for us—then it has no place here. Once our mountains are scarred and our quiet nights are gone, no amount of "green" PR will bring them back.”

Hampshire Review March 25, 2025

The effort began in the wake of renewable energy projects undertaken in the county, including a solar farm in Augusta and a proposed wind farm at Capon Springs Resort. Both projects have spawned intense community opposition.

Hampshire Review, February 26, 2025

"Wind is going to be the next big thing," Ronken says, while noting that the state has not given them many tools to use in setting limits on development.

Metro News, February 17, 2025

Senate Bill 439 ,sponsored by the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, calls for wind power projects be taxed as real property.

Hampshire Review, February 05, 2025

“ Unfortunately, these wind turbines will have a very negative and direct impact on many residents. A substantial decrease in our property values and loss of the peaceful enjoyment of those properties will affect us. Meanwhile, the wind turbines will benefit a privileged few. This is an unjust transfer of wealth from our community to others. “

Hampshire Review, January 29, 2025

Summary of the January 15, 2025 where the wind turbine project was brought up by public comment.

Hampshire Review, January 28, 2025

Letter to the Editor

by Jacob Kirk

“ We genuinely wish Capon Springs and Farms the best in the future, but I think they are shortsighted about their long-term relationship with the community if they force this change on us. So we pray that they reject these wind turbines for the sake of our beautiful County. “

Hampshire Review, January 01, 2025

Letter to the Editor

by Derek Galardo

“ The aesthetic and social impacts of wind turbines also deserve attention. Towering structures with spinning blades can dominate landscapes, altering the visual character of rural and coastal areas. For many communities, this results in a loss of scenic beauty and cultural heritage. “

Hampshire Review, January 01,2025

Letter to the Editor

by Jonathan Bellingham

“ Building on this past foundation, we take very seriously our responsibility to maintain the property and resources bestowed to us. Over the decades, many opportunities have presented themselves and each one has been given careful consideration. This current wind project with CPV is no different. While the economic benefits for resort and the county are real, so are the impacts to viewshed and construction challenges. With any significant project there are always potential risks and downsides. “

Hampshire Review, December 11 2024

Shortly after the community discovered the project and released these plans to the community at large via Facebook and yard signs. This was published and was the first published communication from the partners in the wind farm project since 2021 after a promise to work closely with the community.

“ We’ve reached the point where we have done all we can to vet the project and are at the point where we are ready to engage the community and we are looking forward to hearing their concerns and interacting with them. “

Hampshire Review, December 22, 2021

Obscure article published a few days before Christmas regarding ‘windmills’. This is the only known communication to the public until community members discovered the project in late 2024.

“ Capon Springs [& Farms] says a wind energy project has 3 pluses for the resort - long term economic viability for the family-owned operation… “

“CPV’s well established record of working closely with the communities to create projects that deliver lasting benefits is the reason we chose to work with them… “