Effective: October 22, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 6 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and sections 4906.20 and 4906.98 of the Revised Code, "economically significant wind farm" means wind turbines and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid and designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of five or more megawatts but less than fifty megawatts. The term excludes any such wind farm in operation on June 24, 2008. The term also excludes one or more wind turbines and associated facilities that are primarily dedicated to providing electricity to a single customer at a single location and that are designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of less than twenty megawatts, as measured at the customer's point of interconnection to the electrical grid.
(B) No public agency or political subdivision of this state may require any approval, consent, permit, certificate, or other condition for the construction or operation of a major utility facility or economically significant wind farm authorized by a certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code. Nothing herein shall prevent the application of state laws for the protection of employees engaged in the construction of such facility or wind farm nor of municipal regulations that do not pertain to the location or design of, or pollution control and abatement standards for, a major utility facility or economically significant wind farm for which a certificate has been granted under this chapter.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 4906.01 | Power Siting Definitions.
Section 4906.02 | Power Siting Board Organization.
Section 4906.021 | Ad Hoc Member Requirement, Qualifications.
Section 4906.022 | Ad Hoc Member Designation.
Section 4906.023 | Limitation on Ad Hoc Member of Intervening Township or County.
Section 4906.024 | Ex Parte Communication Exemption and Requirements for Ad Hoc Members.
Section 4906.025 | Ad Hoc Member Confidentiality Requirements.
Section 4906.03 | Powers and Duties of Power Siting Board.
Section 4906.04 | Certificate Required for Construction of Major Utility Facility.
Section 4906.05 | Certificate Exemptions.
Section 4906.06 | Certificate Application.
Section 4906.07 | Public Hearing on Application.
Section 4906.08 | Parties - Testimony.
Section 4906.09 | Record of Hearing.
Section 4906.10 | Basis for Decision Granting or Denying Certificate.
Section 4906.101 | No Power Siting Board Certificate or Amendment in Restricted Area.
Section 4906.102 | No Power Siting Board Certificate or Amendment Where Prohibited.
Section 4906.103 | No Power Siting Board Certificate or Amendment Where Limited.
Section 4906.105 | Report to the General Assembly.
Section 4906.11 | Opinion Stating Reason for Decision.
Section 4906.12 | Procedures of Public Utilities Commission to Be Followed.
Section 4906.13 | No Local Jurisdiction.
Section 4906.14 | Joint Proceedings.
Section 4906.20 | Certificate Required to Construct Certain Wind Farms.
Section 4906.201 | Setback Requirements.
Section 4906.21 | Decommissioning Plan for Solar and Wind Generation Required.
Section 4906.211 | Decommissioning Plan Requirements and Estimated Costs.
Section 4906.212 | Decommissioning Estimated Costs Recalculation.
Section 4906.22 | Decommissioning Performance Bond Required.
Section 4906.221 | Decommissioning Performance Bond Amount.
Section 4906.222 | Decommissioning Performance Bond Update.
Section 4906.30 | No Power Siting Board Certificate or Amendment for Nonconformity.
Section 4906.31 | Power Siting Board Application Provided to Township and County.
Section 4906.97 | Notice and Hearing of Complaint.