Otter Tail County, MN Support for a Wind Project
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.