Oklahoma Voice: Researchers Expect ‘Biggest Year yet’ for Energy Siting Bills in 2027

Researchers expect ‘biggest year yet’ for energy siting bills in 2027

Wind turbines along west-bound Interstate 80 on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)An analysis of renewable energy siting bills across the U.S. during 2026 legislative sessions found the majority of introduced bills were aimed at restricting renewable energy infrastructure, though most of the enacted bills were permissive to the industry.  Researchers who worked on the report with the Siting Solutions Project, a nonpartis…

Oklahoma Voice: Researchers expect ‘biggest year yet’ for energy siting bills in 2027

An analysis of renewable energy siting bills across the U.S. during 2026 legislative sessions found the majority of introduced bills were aimed at restricting renewable energy infrastructure, though most of the enacted bills were permissive to the industry.