“Withdrawing from a late-stage development project is always a difficult decision,” said Mike Martin, president of Juwi Wind, whose US headquarters is in Boulder, Colorado.

The developer argues that it had met all substantive and procedural regulations, and had support of “dedicated and civic-minded landowners and other community members who championed the merits of this project.”

Juwi and landowners subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Tipton County Board of Zoning Appeals to force it to change the conditions in the project permit.