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Siting and Permitting Wind Projects


Siting and Permitting Wind Projects | Stoel Rives LLP

Wind energy projects raise local land use, environmental, and community concerns similar to those raised by other commercial and industrial projects.

Wind Project Site Selection - WINDExchange - Department of Energy

WINDExchange provides resource maps for land-based utility-scale, community-scale, offshore, and residential-scale wind development.

Permitting and Zoning - WINDExchange - Department of Energy

Wind Energy and Wind Park Siting and Zoning Best Practices and Guidance for States. This report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility ...

State Approaches to Wind Facility Siting

As is the case for any large infrastructure project, wind turbine developments are often required to meet state and local government approval.

Clean Energy Siting and Permitting Fact Sheet

Clean energy siting and permitting is crucial for states to meet clean energy and climate goals. Expansion of the clean energy system is complex ...

Offshore Wind Siting | ACP - American Clean Power Association

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management drives the offshore wind siting and permitting process for projects on the Outer Continental Shelf.

State and Local Permitting Restrictions on Wind Energy Development

These ordinances take a variety of forms. Some are outright prohibitions on the siting of new wind turbines, others restrict the setback ...

Federal Land Issues with Siting and Permitting - Stoel Rives LLP

Wind energy developers are comparing siting opportunities on state and private lands, weighed against the potential opportunity to develop on federal land.

New report shows the diversity of clean energy siting policies and ...

Local authorities typically control siting standards. Solar or wind projects must meet standards to manage land use and regulate their ...

Siting Clean Energy: An Inventory of State Policies and Permitting ...

A new report that closely examines the diversity of siting and permitting regulations, authorities, and processes for renewable energy across the United States.

Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical ...

In states with local siting authority, all aspects of siting and permitting a wind project are handled by local government officials, such as township ...

Siting and Permitting of Offshore Wind Transmission - YouTube

The growing demand for energy and advancements in technology offer an exciting opportunity to improve our nation's grid.

Siting, leasing, and permitting of clean energy infrastructure in the ...

In this paper, we spotlight a variety of siting, leasing, and permitting challenges for a range of clean energy infrastructure.

Assessment of Renewable Energy Siting and Permitting Policies

stakeholders, E3 has analyzed renewable energy siting and permitting policies to arrive at recommendations for ... • Wind projects are larger and ...

Wind, Solar and Siting: A Look at Recent Laws and Legislative ...

Additionally, Minnesota counties can opt to take on permitting authority of wind projects between 5 MW and 25 MW by letting the commission ...

How does permitting for clean energy infrastructure work?

Wind projects, and offshore wind in particular, often require Clean Air Act permits. Wind, solar, and transmission projects are all likely to ...

Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

This handbook was developed by the Siting Subcommittee of the National Wind Coordinating Committee. (NWCC). The NWCC was formed in 1994 as a collaborative ...

State and Provincial Land-Based Wind Farm Siting Policy in the ...

Siting and Permitting Wind Farms in Canada - Federal Regulations. Great Lakes Wind Collaborative Background Document. Prepared by Great Lakes Commission ...

Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs

The most effective state policies, they say, incentivize constructive local participation in siting and permitting processes and nudge ...

New report offers inventory of state renewable energy siting policies ...

“Each state and local jurisdiction has a unique combination of siting and permitting requirements for solar and wind,” said Shawn Enterline, ...