A proposed $150 million wind farm in Ohio's Champaign County cleared a major hurdle with a March 6 ruling by the Ohio State Supreme Court to back the state’s decision to allow construction to begin on the 9,000-acre site situated in a largely rural community just west of Columbus.
A group of landowners in Urbana, the county’s largest city was appealing the Ohio Power Siting Board’s (OPSB) approval of the 50-plus turbine, 125 MW project under development by Buckeye Wind LLC, a subsidiary of New York City-based EverPower Wind Holdings.
The plaintiffs argued that the OPSB had omitted key details about the project and disputed the planned 541-ft setback from the turbines to their homes was insufficient.
