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Committee hears testimony on raising local siting threshold for wind projects to 100 MW
Summary
House Bill 3874 would raise the megawatt threshold at which wind energy facilities must obtain a state site certificate from 50 MW to 100 MW, letting more projects be sited under county land-use processes; supporters cited improved turbine productivity and local control, while members asked about decommissioning and bonds.
The committee held a hearing on House Bill 3874, a proposal to increase the megawatt threshold for wind energy facilities that may be sited and permitted at the county level from the current 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts. Proponents told the committee the change reflects technological improvements in wind turbines that produce substantially more power per turbine than a decade ago, and that counties have experience processing such applications.
James Williams, executive director of the Community…
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