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• The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) won't review its denial of a permit for a wind farm in St. Croix county; the project would have cost an estimated $250 million.
• The 102.5 MW wind power project had originally been denied in mid-February because of concerns regarding how much noise its turbines would have made.
• The PSC will issues its final order later this month, after which the projects developer Emerging Energies will have 30 days to request a hearing.

From the article:

Emerging Energies had asked for reconsideration because it plans to bid for a power purchase agreement with Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL), which has announced it will seek proposals for up to 200 MW of wind power resources by April 1. ...