Emerson Creek project in Huron and Erie Counties Now Expected to Move to Construction - On July 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ohio, in a 7-0 decision, affirmed the Ohio .
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a state panel’s approval of construction of the controversial Emerson Creek Wind Farm in Erie and Huron counties. Nineteen area residents and the Oak Harbor-based Black Swamp Bird Observatory had fought the decision by the Ohio Power Siting Board, arguing that the potential 71-turbine wind farm could endanger their drinking water, harm nesting bald eagles and migrating songbirds, and create noise and shadow flicker nuisances.