The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will consider rules for the wind industry that outline proper procedures for landowner notification and turbine decommissioning, according to an order signed Tuesday.
The commission’s order follows a trio of meetings held at the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa. During the meetings, commission staff identified notification and decommissioning as major categories for wind industry oversight. However, the commission’s upcoming rule-making process won’t address the most controversial issue discussed at the meetings: wind farm siting.
But Oklahoma lawmakers have already pledged to write bills that could bring further oversight to the wind industry, including, possibly, siting rules and an examination of industry tax credits.
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