Wind Energy Facility Siting in Oregon
28 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2012
Date Written: November 30, 2011
Abstract
In this paper, I discuss Oregon’s energy facility siting process. In Section II, I explain Oregon’s facility siting process, focusing on the opportunity for public participation at the state and local levels, in Subsections A and B, respectively. In Section III, I describe the various stakeholders in the energy facility siting process, including the following: in Subsection A, developers and industry; in Subsection B, residents and the local community; in Subsection C, local, state, and federal government. As I go through each stakeholder, I will examine the benefits and burdens incurred by each group during the wind energy facility siting process. In Section IV, I attempt to develop a sustainable public participation model that will ensure all stakeholders have a voice throughout the facility siting process. The current facility siting process may be inadequate if we truly desire a comprehensive review. Our public participation model must presume sustainability as a necessary component of the siting process, where sustainability means creating intergenerational equity by extending the benefits and burdens analysis to at least one future generation.
Keywords: Oregon, energy facility siting council, energy law, environmental justice, wind energy
JEL Classification: H00, H4, H54, H70, H77, K11, K23, K32, K4, L98, Q4, Q48, R14, R52, R53, R58
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