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Senate committee advances bill to require radar‑activated red lights on commercial wind farms
Summary
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to send House Bill 146 to the fourteenth order for amendment after hearing that radar‑activated light‑mitigation technology can limit nighttime flashing lights to times when aircraft are present; the bill requires FAA approval and proposes a longer compliance window for existing farms.
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to advance House Bill 146, which would require new commercial wind energy conversion systems in Idaho to install radar‑activated light‑mitigation systems that keep red obstruction lights off at night except when aircraft are present.
Representative Jeff Ehlers, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the technology is proven and in use elsewhere and that it uses radar to detect aircraft and activate flashing lights only when needed. He said the bill requires Federal Aviation Administration approval for each system, gives new projects 24 months to install the technology, and would apply…
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