OPSB to hold public hearing on proposed northwest Ohio wind farm

COLUMBUS, OHIO (July 6, 2010) – The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will conduct a public hearing to give local residents an opportunity to express their views regarding Heartland Wind’s proposal to construct up to 175 wind turbines across Paulding and Van Wert counties. The turbines would have a combined generating capacity of approximately 175 megawatts.

The local public hearing is scheduled for:

            July 8, 2010 at 5 p.m.
            Lincolnview School
            5945 Middle Point Road
            Van Wert, Ohio 45891

More information regarding the proposed wind project is available at www.opsb.ohio.gov.

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Heartland Wind, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Iberdrola, S.A.