Some of an estimated $1 billion in Wisconsin wind energy projects that have been stalled for months because of fears that they could interfere with military radar might be allowed to move ahead soon.
"There has been some tremendous movement off of dead center," said Bruce Beard, a Federal Aviation Administration official in Texas. "There just has been tremendous movement in clearing up these roadblocks. . . . I'm semi- optimistic that the logjam is fixing to be broken."
Spurred by high fossil-fuel prices, federal tax credits and a growing political and public appetite for renewable power, developers are scouring Wisconsin and other states for suitable spots to put up wind turbines to generate electricity.