State Information and Guidances

 

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

2-Page State Summaries (PDF)

Illinois

Indiana

Minnesota

Missouri

 

Iowa

Iowa DNR Wind and Wildlife

Iowa DNR - Wind Energy and Wildlife Resource Management in Iowa: Avoiding Potential Conflicts

Iowa DNR Map: Areas of Concern for Wind Farm Sitings

 

Michigan

Michigan Land Use Guidelines for Siting Wind Energy Systems 19-page PDF (2007)

 

Michigan State University Extension - Wind Power Zoning and Siting

 

Minnesota

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission - Siting and Routing The Public Utilities Commission has decisional responsibility for the siting and routing of large energy facilities. This includes site permits for wind farms (over 5 megawatts)

 

Minnesota DNR Guidance for Commercial Wind Energy Projects October 1, 2011 (20-page PDF)

 

Missouri

Missouri DNR Wind Energy Resources and Missouri Wind Maps

 

Ohio

Ohio Power Siting Board

USFWS Ohio ES Field Office - Wind Power

Ohio DNR - Wildlife and Wind Energy

Ohio Wind Working Group

 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin DNR Wind Power Website

 

Wisconsin DNR: Considering Natural Resource Issues in Windfarm Siting in Wisconsin - A Guidance (6-page PDF)