The Ohio House of Representatives has dropped a proposed reversal of stricter wind turbine setback requirements from the state budget bill, nawindpower.com reports. The setback limits were increased to 1,125 ft. from the property lines of the nearest adjacent property in 2014, making them “among the country’s most restrictive,” according to the article. Andrew Gohn, eastern region policy director for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said, “House lawmakers . . . turned away economic growth by ignoring the business community’s plea to make Ohio attractive for companies wishing to power their facilities with renewable energy.” A recent AWEA study showed Ohio could gain $2 billion in capital investments and thousands of jobs by reversing the stricter limits (see our June 7, 2017 blog post). For more, read the full article.
Ohio House removes wind setback compromise from proposed state budget
