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California Executive Order S-14-08

2008’s Executive Order S-14-08 aimed to expedite the permitting of renewable energy facilities by, among other things, creating a more coordinated permitting process for projects that must go through the California Energy Commission.

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Related Resources

Resource

National Conference of State Legislatures database of state statutes on wind facility siting

States and State Governments Resource

Maine’s Wind Energy Act

States and State Governments Resource

Pace report, local model ordinances on wind permitting

Local Governments Resource

ELI report, Siting Wind Facilities on State Owned Lands and Waters

Local Governments Resource

APA report, “Planning for Wind Energy”

Local Governments Example

Michigan’s Model Zoning Guidelines for Large-Scale Wind Systems

Local Governments