Another deadline extension in the negotiations between the military and NextEra Energy Resources over a wind farm near Hinton. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and NextEra are negotiating a mitigation plan for the wind farm which is along a route of airspace the military uses.
This is the second deadline extension for the negotiations.
Earlier this month, an agreement was forged between NextEra and the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission (OSMPC) that temporarily halted construction of the company’s wind farm in order for the DOD to work with the company to resolve the issue. The new deadline is next Monday, Oct. 29.
The OSMPC, being represented by the attorney general, contends the wind farm violates an amendment to the Wind Energy Development Act that took effect earlier this year.
This is easy to solve: just reduce the height of the windmills to, oh, 5′. Problem solved.