The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) is seeking public input on proposed new rules requiring wind operators to report turbine incidents to the board. The OPSB recently issued proposed rules applicable to wind-powered electric generation facilities (in Ohio Administrative Code 4906-4-09). In relations to issuing the proposed new rules, the OPSB cited: “Recent weather-related incidents involving…

Ohio state utility regulators have been busy this year reviewing plans for new transmission lines, natural gas-fired power plants, and wind farms. Much of the increased activity at the Ohio Power Siting Board stems from the ongoing retirements of several large-scale, aging coal-fired power plants as utilities overhaul transmission lines to compensate for the decrease…