This presentation was part of a meeting put on by SW CERT (http://mncerts.org) in Redwood Falls, MN on wind energy development and land use in Minnesota. Annette set the stage for the meeting by providing a brief overview of wind in general, who regulates wind, installed capacities in MN from 1999 to 2009, project scale, wind resource maps & locations of state and local permitted turbines in MN, the generator interconnection queue map, transmission line map, provided indicators of how you might know a project is looking to develop in your area, and a list of resources that may be useful.

1. Minnesota
Wind Development
and Land Use
Welcome
April 26, 2010
Redwood Falls, MN

2. Wind Development
and Land Use
1:00 • Introduction and overview
1:15 • State Energy Facility Permitting
• Break
3:00 • Panel Local Experience
Q and A
4:15 • Next Steps?
4:30 • Adjourn

4. Wind Siting Act
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 216F and Minnesota
Rules Chapter 7836

5. WHO REGULATES WIND?
>5 MW = Public Utilities Commission
< 5 MW = Local government
(exceptions)
• 15 Jan 2008: counties may choose to permit <25 MW
• The State will determine the size of a Project
Photo by Netty Bair

10. http://www.state.mn.us/mn
/externalDocs/Commerce/M
ap_Wind_Turbine_Locations
_022409111000_WindTurbin
eMap.pdf

12. Generator Interconnection Queue map Feb 2010
MISO

14. How do you know a wind development project
is looking to develop in your area?
• Community rumors
• Met tower
• Recorders office busy with wind leases
• Developer comes to speak with you
• Units of Government - draft site permit
• Public meetings (Public hearings ) comment
•E-911 (now included)
•Fire protection (changing?)
•Road Agreement?

15. Annette “Netty” Bair
SW Regional Development Commission
SW Clean Energy Resource Team
507.836.8547 ext 101
phydev@swrdc.org
www.mncerts.org