Today’s Wind Rulemaking Comments
August 24th, 2018
In July, Goodhue Wind Truth filed a rulemaking petition at the Public Utilities Commission, to spur a close look at the wind siting rules:
Shortly thereafter, the Commission a Notice and Request for Comments on our Petition:
Well, today they got their comments, all right! Here they are, Goodhue Wind Truth’s, and then in reverse alpha order:
Goodhue Wind Truth_Comments_FINAL
20188-146000-01_Comment_Rosenquist
EDF+Renewables+-+Response+to+Petition+for+Wind+Siting+Rulemaking+18-518
20188-145997-01_Coalition for Rural Property Rights
Docket+18-518+Clean Energy & Economy Minnesota+Comments
Avangrid+Renewables+Rulemaking+Comment
Yes, wind developers and promoters are ALARMED!
June 13th, 2018
The Star Tribune gets it — what will it take for developers and promoters to get it, and to get to work and help fix the wind siting rules, practices, and procedures? What is it going to take for developers and promoters get that they need to deal with the demonstrated problems with siting, rather than distract and divert? We need wind siting rules, standards, and procedures people can live with. This is 20+ years overdue. It is no coincidence that with the first siting docket to utilize the proper siting criteria, the first siting docket to hold a contested case, we get that result. Wind has been sited improperly for 20+ years now. Let’s deal with this going forward, have a wind siting rulemaking, develop appropriate wind siting standards (not like the bogus 2008 attempt), and looking back, develop a workable complaint process and address problems with operating projects. Just quit the dodging and weaving… They’re terrified, yet dig in their heels and flail rather than deal with it… (I mean really, all the cut and paste comments, good grief, is that the best they can do?)
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