
Sam Farley
Aug 9, 2024
Residents came to a public consultation in Juniper to ask questions and raise their opposition to a planned J.D. Irving wind farm on Brighton Mountain.
Residents had their first chance to speak face to face with J.D. Irving project leads about the Brighton Wind Farm in a meeting that devolved into a disorderly spectacle with audience members shouting over and heckling company experts trying to answer their questions.
The $550-million project, financed solely by JDI, would be the largest in the province, with 58 wind turbines, slightly larger than the Kent Hills Wind Farm outside Moncton.Â
JDI plans to break ground next year, and power would be sold to N.B. Power to help decarbonize the province's energy grid, according to the company website set up for the project. The property is already owned by the company and is the site of active forestry.
About 30 company officials and experts gathered to show off poster boards to explain different aspects of the project in a community hall followed by a Q&A session.