Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 216F.081

  • LWECS: means any combination of WECS with a combined nameplate capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or more. See Minnesota Statutes 216F.01

A county may adopt by ordinance standards for LWECS that are more stringent than standards in commission rules or in the commission’s permit standards. The commission, in considering a permit application for LWECS in a county that has adopted more stringent standards, shall consider and apply those more stringent standards, unless the commission finds good cause not to apply the standards.