The Brief
- A judge ordered Global Fiberglass Solutions to stop accepting wind turbine blades at two Sweetwater facilities.
- The company must inventory the waste within 30 days, start removal within 180 days and clear the sites within 550 days.
- Texas alleges the company abandoned thousands of blades; the case is set for trial on Sept. 13, 2027.
A Texas wind turbine company must stop accepting wind turbine blades and begin the cleanup process at two of its facilities in Sweetwater, according to a temporary injunction from a Travis County district court judge.
The injunction comes just months after the state filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. alleging the company and its affiliated entities illegally dumped and abandoned thousands of wind turbine blades.
Company must start the process of breaking down wind turbine blades
According to the injunction, Global Fiberglass Solutions can no longer accepting waste at their facilities and create a detailed inventory of all blades and other waste at the facility within 30 days.
The company must also begin the process of removing the blades within 180 days, either through obtaining permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and breaking down the turbine blades at their facilities or finding another facility that can handle the disposal.…