10/3/10 Should wind developers be licensed before they start signing up landowners? Do the new wind rules provide enough protection for landowners from unlicensed wind developers?

Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 04:31PM
The BPRC Research Nerd in Wind farm, Wisconsin public service commission, wind farm ag land, wind farm contract, wind farm contracts, wind farm wisconsin, wind siting council, wind siting council Doug Zweizig, wind siting council Tom Meyer, wind siting rules legislation and policy, wisconsin wind siting rules

Click on the image above to hear Wind Siting Council members Tom Meyer and Doug Zweizig express concerns about wind developer licensing and accountability issues regarding contracts and leases, and why there should be more protection for Wisconsin landowners built into the rules.

On October 13th, there will be a full public hearing at the capitol because of questions raised regarding the    Public Service Commission's new wind siting rules for the state of Wisconsin.

Senate
PUBLIC HEARING
Committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail

The Senate Committee on Utilities, Energy and Rail will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:00 AM, 411 South at the State Capitol in Madison relating to Clearinghouse Rule 10-057 siting of wind energy systems.

Senator Jeffry Plale, Chair

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Article originally appeared on Better Plan: The Trouble With Industrial Wind Farms in Wisconsin (http://betterplan.squarespace.com/).