Wind Development & Land Use in Minnesota - Intro & Overview

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This presentation was part of a meeting put on by SW CERT (http://mncerts.org) in Redwood Falls, MN on wind energy development and land use in Minnesota. Annette set the stage for the meeting by providing a brief overview of wind in general, who regulates wind, installed capacities in MN from 1999 to 2009, project scale, wind resource maps & locations of state and local permitted turbines in MN, the generator interconnection queue map, transmission line map, provided indicators of how you might know a project is looking to develop in your area, and a list of resources that may be useful.

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Minnesota Wind Development

and Land Use

April 26, 2010

Redwood Falls, MN

Welcome

Wind Development and Land Use

• Introduction and overview

• State Energy Facility Permitting

• Break

• Panel Local ExperienceQ and A

• Next Steps?

• Adjourn

1:00

1:15

3:00

4:15

4:30

Wind Siting ActMinnesota Statutes Chapter 216F and Minnesota Rules Chapter 7836

>5 MW = Public Utilities Commission < 5 MW = Local government

(exceptions)

• 15 Jan 2008: counties may choose to permit <25 MW

• The State will determine the size of a Project

WHO REGULATES WIND?

Photo by Netty Bair

http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/Map_Wind_Turbine_Locations_022409111000_WindTurbineMap.pdf

Generator Interconnection Queue map Feb 2010MISO

How do you know a wind development project is looking to develop in your area?

• Community rumors• Met tower • Recorders office busy with wind leases• Developer comes to speak with you• Units of Government - draft site permit• Public meetings (Public hearings ) comment

•E-911 (now included)•Fire protection (changing?)•Road Agreement?

Annette “Netty” Bair

SW Regional Development Commission

SW Clean Energy Resource Team

507.836.8547 ext 101

phydev@swrdc.org

www.mncerts.org

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