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Committee advances bill to allow radar-based light mitigation on commercial wind farms
Summary
House Bill 146 would authorize radar-based light-mitigation systems on commercial wind turbines to reduce nighttime flashing red obstruction lights, subject to FAA approval; the committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Jeff Ehlers told the committee House Bill 146 would allow commercial wind farms to use radar-based light-mitigation systems that turn turbine obstruction lights on only when aircraft are present, subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval.
“So when you think of windmills, they have the flashing red lights. Those are for, airplanes. What this does... is light mitigation…
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