Onondaga County's first wind farm stirs controversy: Who has power over giant turbines?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Palmer hasn't yet submitted a formal application to the state office that now regulates and has final approval over land-based turbine farms - the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission.
59% : Ultimately, the final approval comes from Zeryai Hagos, according to the state Department of Public Service.
56% : Since taking over approvals last year, ORES has approved two wind applications and denied none statewide, according to James Denn, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Service, of which ORES is a part.
54% : While ORES has the power to green light wind farms, it also requires developers to submit to several environmental and technical reviews that must also pass muster with state and federal agencies.

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