Thank you for your patience as our team has worked with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense to review our proposal for an Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) at Timbermill Wind. We are pleased to share that we recently received our Determination of No Hazard (DNH) from the FAA for the system. In issuing this determination, the FAA has completed its review of our ADLS proposal and concluded that it will not pose a risk to aircraft. This is a huge step forward for our ability to install ADLS at Timbermill.
So, what's next?
Our team will continue to coordinate with local, state, and federal regulators to ensure we obtain all necessary approvals for an ADLS at Timbermill Wind. Doing so will likely require additional surveys and engineering designs. Once we have all that information compiled, the project will apply for a license to operate the radar from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is required because the system utilizes FCC-regulated spectrum.
Simultaneously, we will apply for any required zoning approvals from Chowan County and any necessary approvals from state and federal agencies to ensure we are ready to begin construction as soon as possible. Once we have all the required approvals, we will begin construction of the system.
Our team will continue to coordinate with local, state, and federal regulators to ensure we obtain all necessary approvals for an ADLS at Timbermill Wind. Doing so will likely require additional surveys and engineering designs. Once we have all that information compiled, the project will apply for a license to operate the radar from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is required because the system utilizes FCC-regulated spectrum.
Simultaneously, we will apply for any required zoning approvals from Chowan County and any necessary approvals from state and federal agencies to ensure we are ready to begin construction as soon as possible. Once we have all the required approvals, we will begin construction of the system.
Click the image above or the link here to watch a video about Apex's recent installation of an ADLS system on a project in Iowa.
We appreciate your patience as we pursue adding this system which, once implemented, is expected to dramatically reduce the amount of time the turbines are lit.
In the meantime, you can read about how the project has been an educational resource for Chowan County in a recent news story by WFAE. To learn more about wind energy lighting and ADLS, click here to download a one-pager on the topic.
In the meantime, you can read about how the project has been an educational resource for Chowan County in a recent news story by WFAE. To learn more about wind energy lighting and ADLS, click here to download a one-pager on the topic.
Students from Chowan Middle School tour Timbermill Wind as part of a STEM education day on December 19, 2025
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