Rural Albertans Say Federally Backed Wind Project Is Fraught With Problems

Locals speak of difficulties on front line of renewable energy push

Wind turbines are seen at a wind farm near Pincher Creek, Alta., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Rural Alberta’s acreage owners, such as those in Paintearth County, are among those who could lose the most in the nation’s rapid push toward renewable energy.

Paintearth County already hosts two wind farms, with another under construction. But a fourth project has had locals wrangling for several years with both the power company behind it and provincial and county officials, as well as with each other.