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4/13/24
Emerson Creek Wind Farm Plans Map
Information on the proposed wind farm at the links below.
6/21/21
Ohio Township Association
CALL TO ACTION
June 21, 2021
Legislative Alert & Call to Action:
Wind and Solar Siting Legislation
Many of you have experienced the impact of wind and solar development in your area. While these developments may represent opportunities for your community, they have not included adequate local input into the process in some cases. Senate Bill 52 seeks to increase local input in this process. However, as currently drafted, SB 52 does not sufficiently include township input in wind and solar siting.
SB 52 adds local input primarily through the counties. The bill makes the following notable changes (mainly before the Power Siting Board (PSB) process):
Allows the county to create energy development districts, where wind and solar projects can be sited.
Allows the county to ban wind and solar projects entirely.
Creates a public hearing process before application to the PSB, where a developer must present certain information to the county. Townships are notified of the hearing. The county may deny in part or in whole a proposed project after the hearing, which would limit application to the PSB.
Adds two ad hoc members to the PSB for each project: a county representative and a township representative from the affected jurisdictions.
SB 52 has passed the Senate and is scheduled for hearings in the House Public Utilities Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The OTA expects changes to the bill on Tuesday. However, we do not expect changes incorporating additional township input at this time.
Please contact your state senator and state representative immediately to express your concerns with the current draft and ask that they include townships in the new local processes under the bill.
Please note if your representative is a member of the House Public Utilities Committee, as this committee currently has jurisdiction over the bill.
Learn More. Visit the OTA's Website
10/4/2020 Update
The Adjudicatory Hearing for the Emerson Creek wind project in Erie and Huron counties will begin on Monday, October 5, 2020, at 10 a.m. The Adjudicatory Hearing is the trial held by the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB). Two Administrative Law Judges (ALJ's) of the OPSB will hear evidence and review exhibits from parties who support and oppose the project. After the hearing the ALJ's will write a report to the seven voting members of the OPSB. Those seven members will determine if the project is approved or denied.
The schedule for the adjudicatory hearing has been set. As stated above, it begins on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 10:00AM. Subsequent sessions start at 9:00AM from Tuesday, October 6 through Friday, October 9, 2020. After the weekend and Columbus Day holiday, the hearing begins again on Tuesday ,October 13 at 9:00AM and is scheduled to start at 9:00AM each day until Friday, October 16, 2020.
The Adjudicatory Hearing will be a virtual hearing, much like the Public Hearing was in late August. Unlike the Public Hearing the Adjudicatory Hearing will not be live-streamed on YouTube.
Those interested in watching the adjudicatory hearing can access the Webex event via the internet at http://bit.ly/18-1607-EVH and enter 'OPSB' as the password, or you can listen in by calling (408) 418- 9388 and enter 173 214 1104 as the event number.
Ohio Power Sitting Borad Website:
https://opsb.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/opsb/cases/18-1607-el-bgn
Wind Farm Information
Oxford Township
Administration Offices:
11104 Ransom Rd
Monroeville, OH 44847
Ph: 419-359-1447
12/24/19 Update
OPSB reschedules public hearing for Emerson Creek Wind Farm
COLUMBUS, OHIO (Dec. 24, 2019) - The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has rescheduled a local public hearing regarding Firelands Wind, LLC's proposal to construct the Emerson Creek Wind Farm in Erie and Huron counties. The local public hearing is rescheduled as follows:
March 18, 2020, at 3 p.m.
Bellevue Veterans of Foreign Wars
6104 US-20 Bellevue, Ohio
The hearing was moved to March 18, 2020 due to scheduling conflicts.
12/23/19 Update
ALJ Decision Emerson Creek Wind Farm
Previous Postings
Huron Residents Gather to Voice Concerns ABC 13
Senate Request to Halt Emerson Crk Project
INFORMATION ON APEX WIND PROJECT
Link to Emerson Creek Industrial Wind Power Project on Ohio Power Siting Board website.
Maps of turbine locations on Ohio Power Siting Board Website.
In the works -Overview of 3 area wind projects at various stages