“In order for renewable energy projects to gain traction on a larger scale in the United States, significant investments need to go into building the required underlying infrastructure, including a green sustainable grid across the country. Eminent domain, the government’s right to expropriate private property for public use with just compensation, has historically been … [Read more…]
“Democrats on Capitol Hill are fighting to make it more difficult to seize land for natural gas pipelines. But a climate policy-driven buildout of electricity transmission lines in the near future poses similar challenges.” https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/712986/eminent-domain-concerns-loom-over-clean-energy-transition/ National Journal 29 March 2021.
“Three GOP members of a key committee say they plan to block state regulators from expanding their authority to turn over private property for wind energy developments. Some Iowa counties have passed local zoning ordinances restricting where wind turbines may be placed. Critics say those restrictions would be overruled by the proposed Iowa Utilities … [Read more…]
“New York has some of America’s most ambitious climate goals. By 2030, the state is supposed to be deriving 70 percent of its electricity from renewables and have 100 percent carbon-free power by 2040. But renewable-energy projects are facing stiff opposition from rural New York communities that don’t want wind and solar projects in … [Read more…]
“Landowners in Missouri are fighting the use of eminent domain by the developers of the $2.3 billion Grain Belt Express power line to run the high-voltage power line across their property. The future of a proposed 780-mile transmission line that would carry as much as 4,000 megawatts of wind power from southwestern Kansas across … [Read more…]
“Joseph and Theresa Schueckler couldn’t understand how their land could be taken from them for a project that wasn’t even approved. It was bad enough, the couple thought, to lose a portion of their Allegany County hillside forest and pasture to make way for a natural gas pipeline they philosophically opposed. But they still … [Read more…]