RADAR DEPLOYMENT: Turbines may produce false detection readings on U.S.-Canada border
By MARC HELLER
TIMES WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
WASHINGTON — Could wind farms in Northern New York unwittingly help drug smugglers?
That is a question the federal government may have to tackle if the Department of Homeland Security does as Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked, and deploys military-grade radar along the U.S.-Canadian border to nab low-flying aircraft. The Defense Department has warned that wind turbines interfere with radar and has opposed their placement near military installations.
Turbines' effect on radar hasn't been a big issue along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, where developers have eyed a number of locations for wind farms. That could change if DHS deploys the more sophisticated radar — something Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano strongly hinted last week could happen.
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