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Marshall County approves conditional-use permits for wind project testing and aircraft-detection lighting
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved three conditional-use permits tied to a proposed wind-energy project: an aircraft-detection lighting system proposed by MidAmerican Energy and two temporary meteorological (MET) towers for wind-resource monitoring. Presenters estimated long-term tax revenue but said construction depends on future transmission buildout.
Marshall County supervisors voted Oct. 22 to approve a series of conditional-use permits for infrastructure tied to a proposed wind-energy development, including an aircraft detection lighting system and two temporary meteorological towers.
Jill Ingram, identified in the record as the project developer for MidAmerican Energy, described an aircraft detection lighting system (ADLS) proposed for the Vienna wind-energy project that will keep turbine lights off except when a low-flying aircraft approaches (Ingram said the system activates at about 3 nautical miles and returns lights to off once the aircraft departs). Ingram also noted the lights will automatically re-enable…
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