Setbacks have been an issue of contention with proposed
Champaign County wind farm.
A Northeast Ohio Republican is pushing for a return to
shorter setbacks for wind farms in Ohio, arguing the rules created in 2014 have
strangled investment in the industry.
The issue of how far turbines should be built from nearby
businesses and residential properties has long been a contentious issue in Champaign County,
where developers have sought to build a wind farm in two phases.