O'Brien County Adopts Wind-Energy Repowering Ordinance Amendment
On July 15, 2025 the O'Brien County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Second Amendment to County Ordinance No. 22, creating a new Section 11 to regulate replacement, refurbishment and modernization of existing wind energy devices and accessory structures in unincorporated O'Brien County.
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O'Brien County's Board of Supervisors voted July 15 to adopt the Second Amendment to County Ordinance No. 22, establishing a new Section 11 governing wind energy device repowering in unincorporated areas of the county. The board held the second reading at 9:30 a.m., heard no public comment, and on a motion "to approve the 2nd reading, waive the 3rd and adopt the Second Amendment to Ordinance No. 22 as presented" (moved by Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded by Supervisor McDowell) carried the measure by all ayes.
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