Legal agreement allows Scioto Ridge project to move forward
PILOT decision in Logan County looms
A recent legal settlement reached between a wind developer and some local residents is paving the way for construction of a local wind farm. And while the agreement is a win for Indian Lake residents, it doesn’t settle so well with those who are still located in the project area.
In recent months, EverPower Wind Holdings and opponents of a plan to construct the Scioto Ridge Wind Farm in northern Logan and southern Hardin counties signed an agreement that would eliminate 65 of the originally proposed 170-plus turbines.
The 65 to be eliminated are the ones closest to Indian Lake. Of the 107 turbines remaining, 19 are located in Logan County in northeast Richland Township and northwest Rushcreek Township. The remaining 88 are primarily in Hardin County’s McDonald and Taylor Creek townships, with a few in Lynn and Roundhead townships.
The agreement resolves an Ohio Supreme Court case and was also approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board, which means construction can begin as soon as plans are finalized.
“We hope to move the project to financing and construction toward the end of the year, but we do have a lot to do between now and then,” EverPower local project manager Jason Dagger said. “We do realistically hope to be able to be under construction by late this year.”
There is one final snag in Logan County, however.
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HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW PHOTO: One of the two wind turbines at Honda Transmission Mfg. near Russells Point is seen from the air in this August 2014 photo. A legal agreement reached recently paves the way for the Scioto Ridge Wind Farm to move forward with 65 turbines removed. (EXAMINER FILE PHOTO | REUBEN MEES) |
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