Solar & Wind Siting Standards for Merchant Generators
Program Details
- Program ID
- 530
- Last Updated
- 9/16/2025
Eligibility
Program Summary
<p>Merchant generators with plans to build facilities exceeding a 10 megawatt capacity for the purpose of producing electricity to sell into the wholesale markets are required to submit site compatibility plans to the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting.</p><p>Kentucky law states that for merchant generators "...beginning with applications for site <span>compatibility certificates filed on or after January 1, 2015, the proposed structure or </span><span>facility to be actually used for solar or wind generation shall be required to be at </span><span>least one thousand (1,000) feet from the property boundary of any adjoining </span><span>property owner and two thousand (2,000) feet from any residential neighborhood,</span><span>school, hospital, or nursing home facility."</span></p><p></p>
Contact & Resources
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