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Committee considers 500-foot residential setbacks for wind and solar after testimony from farmers and residents
Summary
House File 1859, amended from a 1-mile proposal to a 500-foot setback, drew testimony on noise, property values, decommissioning and farm operations. The committee approved the amendments and laid the bill over.
Representative Burkel brought House File 1859 to the Energy Committee with an amendment that reduced the originally proposed 1-mile residential setback to 500 feet for wind and solar projects; the sponsor said the change was meant to open negotiation while addressing constituents’ concerns.
Local residents and farmers testified at length. Paul Dezingo, who identified himself as a farmer from Kennedy, Minnesota, said, “This peace and quiet is now threatened by the planned wind farm that will surround my home,” and urged a larger setback or the option for households to sign waivers…
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