(March 6, 2012) The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld an order issued by the state’s Power Siting Board approving the application of Buckeye Wind LLC to construct and operate a large-scale “wind farm” in Champaign County. The court’s 4-3 majority opinion was authored by Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger. The facility, which will consist of 70 wind-driven rotary turbines to be constructed over a 9,000-acre area on land leased from consenting property owners, is projected to generate more than 126 megawatts of electric power, and therefore qualifies as a “major utility facility” subject to prior approval by the Power Siting Board. Following a review process in which the siting board staff recommended modifications to an initial facility plan submitted by Buckeye Wind, the board held public hearings at which it considered additional issues and objections raised by neighboring property owners and political subdivisions. After reviewing the evidence and testimony presented by all parties, the siting board issued a final order in March 2010 approving the facility plan as modified by 70 conditions included in the construction certificate. Champaign County and some of the neighboring non-lessor property owners exercised their right to appeal the board’s final order to the Supreme Court, raising 13 assignments of error. In today’s decision, the court overruled the appellants’ claims, held that board “acted in accordance with all pertinent statutes and regulations,” and affirmed the board’s final order approving the Buckeye Wind application. http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/PIO/summaries/2012/0306/101554.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - In der folgenden Datei, es handelt sich um das vollständige Protokoll des Gerichtsbeschlusses, wird auch das Thema der Turbinenauswahl angesprochen (Seite 9). Sofern alle Sicherheitsbedingungen der bestehenden Zertifikate eingehalten und keine negativen Auswirkungen im Vergleich zu den bisherigen Modellen entstehen, kann auch eine andere Turbine gewählt werden. http://www.google.de/...DA&usg=AFQjCNGei_r4l6tidEDxEfT3v2HR8Vvbog Bisherr waren die N100 von Nordex, die Repower MM129 und die GE 2.5 103 im Gespräch. Diese sind von ihren Leistungskurven fast identisch. Da aber mit dem Projekt erst im Herbst oder im Frühjahr 2012 begonnen werden soll, könnte sich der Auftraggeber theoretisch auch noch für die wesentlich effizientere Turbine N117 entscheiden. Construction on the wind farm could start this fall or early next year, creating 100 jobs, he said. The project will make $20 million in tax payments over its lifetime to the state, the county and townships and school districts. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/...es-ok-wind-farm.html |
Thread abonnieren
