Firelands Wind News Today

The Ohio Power Siting Board granted an application for an 18-month extension to construct the Oregon Energy Center in Oregon, Ohio.

Bird experts question data in wind turbine decision

The controversial use of windmills as an alternative energy source has prompted an outcry from bird experts.

Emerson Creek project in Huron and Erie Counties Now Expected to Move to Construction - On July 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ohio, in a 7-0 decision, affirmed the Ohio ...

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the power siting board’s order, with Justice Patrick DeWine writing for the court. The state’s highest court said the group did not do enough to establish that the board should not have approved the certificate. “We conclude that the residents and Black Swamp have not established that the board’s order was unlawful or unreasonable,” DeWine wrote.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a state panel’s approval of construction of the controversial Emerson Creek Wind Farm in Erie and Huron counties. Nineteen area residents and the Oak Harbor-based Black Swamp Bird Observatory had fought the decision by the Ohio Power Siting Board, arguing that the potential 71-turbine wind farm could endanger their drinking water, harm nesting bald eagles and migrating songbirds, and create noise and shadow flicker nuisance...

The Supreme Court of Ohio approved July 27 the permit for construction of a 71-turbine wind farm that spans across portions of Huron and Erie counties, according to a news release.

The Supreme Court of Ohio Thursday approved the permit for construction of a 71-turbine wind farm that spans across portions of Huron and Erie counties.

Birdwatching is such a big deal along Ohio's Lake Erie shore, 100,000 fans flock to a springtime festival ...

Renewable energy projects in Ohio may be stimulated or stifled depending on the outcome of In re Application of Firelands Wind LLC (Case No. 2022-0055)...