NextEra’s history of scandals, investigations, lawsuits, and settlements
Below are multiple links to articles explaining the history of NextEra, the owner of Swan Lake Wind LLC, which has applied for a permit for a wind project in Yankton County. At the Yankton County Planning and Zoning meeting (8/14/24) attendees discovered that Swan Lake LLC wasn’t even an entity in South Dakota when they applied for a conditional use permit in Yankton County. The unending number of nationwide lies, scandals and lawsuits involving NextEra is the reason they should be banned from doing business in Yankton County.
Read these articles thoroughly because it is local residents/taxpayers, towns, townships, and municipalities that are in danger not to mention our power grid, property values and electricity prices.
https://energyandpolicy.org/nextera-energy/
https://www.influencewatch.org/for-profit/nextera-energy/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/25/clean-energy-nextera-climate-project-block-00143147
https://capitalresearch.org/article/nextera-energy-part-3/
https://bucoa.org/2023/08/02/four-months-later-new-york-hay-farm-is-still-unusable/
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091250692/esi-energy-bald-eagles
For those who didn’t do their homework and decided to sign up with Swan Lake Wind LLC for a few extra bucks, check out the fact that NextEra was not an entity of South Dakota to get out of your contract because they probably shouldn’t have been contracting with you in the first place. When these towers burn up, blow down, or cause other issues, the landowner may be held liable, so good luck with insurance and lawsuits. You will realize that the check you’re getting from the wind company might not even cover your expenses in the end.
http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fgwe05.pdf
Other interesting articles