Otter Tail County, MN Support for a Wind Project

From Green Policy
Jump to: navigation, search


Otter Tail County, MN, US

Loading map...

Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted on 6/27/06

Vote: Unanimous

Source File: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/commissioners/2006/cb20060627.pdf

Text:

Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2006 - 52
Support for a Wind Project

WHEREAS, agriculture and energy are a major and integral part of Otter Tail County’s and State of Minnesota’s economic security, and

WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has directed-electric utility’s providing service in Minnesota to facilitate locally owned wind energy projects, and

WHEREAS, Otter Tail County recognizes that wind energy projects can and should play a larger role in providing energy through locally generated wind projects, and

WHEREAS, Otter Tail County wind projects will contribute economically to Otter Tail County by way of property tax payments, land lease payments, local ownership and ancillary benefits, and

WHEREAS, localized wind energy projects support economic development, and

WHEREAS, wind energy development within the State lessens the State of Minnesota’s dependence on the importation of electricity from North Dakota and Manitoba, and

WHEREAS, wind energy projects mitigate pollution generated by fossil fuel, an

WHEREAS, the mitigation of pollution supports recreational activities such as fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities, and

WHEREAS, PlainStates Energy has proposed a project consisting of 30 MW of wind generated electricity, and

WHEREAS, the wind project will sell the wind generated electricity to Minnesota Power, and

WHEREAS, the wind project is currently known as the Bear Creek Wind Energy Project, and

WHEREAS, the project is located primarily in Woodside and Oak Valley Townships in Otter Tail County.

BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners go publicly on record supporting the wind project in Otter Tail County, being developed by Plain States Energy.

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
GreenPolicy360
Daily Green Stories
About Our Network
Navigate GreenPolicy
Hot Times
Climate Action Plans 360
GreenPolicy360 in Focus
Going Green
Global Green New Deal
Green Education
Relational Eco-Politics
Biodiversity, Protecting Life
New Visions of Security
Strategic Demands
'Planetary Health Pledge'
Global Food Revolution
Earthviews
Countries & Maps
Digital 360
Fact Checking, 'Facts Count'
Data, Intelligence, Science
GreenPolicy360 & Science
Climate Denial / Misinfo
Eco-Education
GreenPolicy Reviews
Envir Legis Info (U.S.)
Envir-Climate Laws (U.S.)
Trump Era Envir Rollbacks
Wiki Ballotpedia (U.S.)
Wiki Politics (U.S.)
Wikimedia Platform
Green News/Dailies
Green News Services (En)
Green Zines (En)
Green Lists @Wikipedia
Climate Action UN News
Climate Agreement / INDCs
Wikipedia on Climate
GrnNews Reddit Daily
Climate Current Metrics
Climate Historic Studies
Climate Change - MIT
Climate Change - NASA
Copernicus Programme
Our World in Data
Worldometer
EcoInternet Search Engine
Ecosia Search Engine
Identify Nature's Species
Meta
Tools