STOP
SPRINGS
WIND.
Competitive Power Ventures has proposed up to 25 industrial wind turbines — up to 656 feet tall — on the ridgelines above Capon Springs & Farms. The rules that will govern whether and how that gets built are being written right now.
Clean energy is the pitch.
But it's all about what they take,
not what they pretend to give.
Greenwashing is when a company markets a project as environmentally beneficial while the actual structure benefits investors more than the environment or the community. The label does the work the project can't do on its own.
That's what's happening here.
CPV Springs Wind is being developed by Competitive Power Ventures. CPV Group is majority owned by OPC Energy Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. OPC is controlled and consolidated by Kenon Holdings, which is listed on the NYSE and TASE under the ticker KEN. Kenon is controlled through Ansonia, which Kenon links to ultimate beneficiary Idan Ofer. In August 2024, Harrison Street announced an agreement to acquire one-third of CPV Renewables, finalized in November 2024 after FERC approval. Harrison Street reports approximately $56 billion in assets under management. The decisions that shape this project are being made for institutional investors, not for the people who'll live next to it.
The pattern is familiar: come in with big investment numbers and community contribution pledges. Build the project. Collect the subsidies. Then when maintenance gets expensive or the power purchase agreement ends, restructure, sell off, or walk away — leaving the county to deal with what's left.
This isn't anti-renewable. It's about whether Hampshire County's rules apply equally to any developer, whether residents have the same access to the room that CPV's attorney has had, and whether 656-foot industrial turbines get treated like the industrial facilities they are — not like the green branding they're sold under.
This isn't a
referendum
on wind energy.
It's a question about whether Hampshire County writes rules that apply equally to any developer, and whether the process gives residents the same access to the room that CPV's attorney has had.
Setbacks & safety
How far from homes, property lines, and state borders should 650-foot structures stand? The draft ordinance sets a 2,000 ft or 5× hub-height floor — whichever is greater. That floor is what's up for debate.
Water & terrain
Spring Mountain sits on karst geology. The resort's namesake springs, and the county's drinking water, depend on what happens on the ridge. Stormwater, erosion, and aquifer protection are not theoretical.
Who writes the rules
CPV's attorney has had direct access to Planning Commission deliberations. Residents have had to file requests for the same documents. Every modification since April 2025 has moved toward the developer.
In the press.
Don't assume
someone else
will show up.
Every modification to this ordinance since April 2025 has moved in the developer's direction. The public hearing is where that record gets challenged.
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