December 4, 2018
Oklahoma

NextEra, Defense Department extend negotiation deadline

Enid News & Eagle | www.enidnews.com

Department of Defense and NextEra Energy have extended the deadline to reach a mitigation plan on a wind farm along a route of airspace the military uses for training.

Oklahoma Attorney General announced the extension Monday. NextEra has been authorized to proceed with construction on turbines that have been approved by the FAA.

Construction on the company’s wind farm west of Hinton was stopped in October after NextEra and Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission agreed to work on a mitigation plan with the Defense Department to resolve the issue. The new deadline is Dec. 10.

OSMPC contends the wind farm violates a recent amendment to the Wind Energy Development Act. The changes to the law require a determination by the federal government that planned wind turbine construction has no military impact or the company must have an approved mitigation plan from the Defense Department before a wind farm is constructed or expanded.

Hunterl is representing OSMPC in the negotiations.

URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2018/12/04/nextera-defense-department-extend-negotiation-deadline/