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House adds decommissioning requirement as wind project siting cap rises to 100 MW
Summary
The Oregon House concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 38 74, raising the county siting threshold for small-scale wind projects from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts and requiring developers to submit end-of-life decommissioning plans and bonding before approval.
The Oregon House on the floor voted to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 38 74, a measure that raises the county siting threshold for certain wind energy projects from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts and requires developers to provide decommissioning plans and bonding before a county approves a project.
Supporters said the change reflects technological advances that have increased turbine output while the added decommissioning requirement aims to protect counties and landowners from future cleanup costs.…
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