OR HB3874

Raises the threshold for mandatory Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) jurisdiction over wind energy facilities from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts average electric generating capacity

Wind projects between 35-100 megawatts average capacity may now be permitted at the county level as "renewable energy facilities" under ORS 215.446, rather than requiring state EFSC review

Developers or local governments may still voluntarily elect to defer regulatory authority to EFSC for wind facilities under 100 megawatts

Wind facilities between 50-100 megawatts permitted by counties must include decommissioning plans with bonding or other financial security to restore sites to useful, nonhazardous condition

Amends ORS 215.446, 469.300, and 469.320 to separate wind energy from geothermal energy in threshold calculations, which remains at 50 megawatts for EFSC jurisdiction