Raises to 100 MW the smallest size that a wind power plant needs to be before a site certificate from EFSC is required.

Increases from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts the minimum size that a wind energy facility needs to be before a wind energy facility is required to obtain a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council.

Wind farms have an impact on the environment and neighborhood. Increasing the amount before regulating will litter the land with large concrete structures that are never removed and deteriorating metal when usefulness wears out.

To understand what is involved, read the Department of Energy testimony.

SUMIT  TESTIMONY HERE, before 4/25 at 3pm