News and Events

Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS news, events, and announcements.

January 14, 2009

Public Scoping Comments Available

Scoping comments received during the public scoping comment period are now available for downloading or viewing on the Search Scoping Comments page.

November 17, 2008

Scoping Meeting Transcripts and Presentation Materials Available

Meeting transcripts, the scoping meeting presentation, and posters displayed at the scoping meetings held for the Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS in September and October 2008 are now available for downloading or viewing on the Public Meetings and Documents pages.

September 11, 2008

Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS Information Center Web Site Launched

The Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS Information Center Web site was launched September 11, 2008. This Web site is the online center for public information and involvement in the Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.

The U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (Western), and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to evaluate the impacts of wind energy development within Western's Upper Great Plains Customer Service Region (UGP Region), which encompasses all or parts of the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and on the Service's landscape-level grassland and wetland easements in North Dakota, South Dakota, and eastern Montana.

September 11, 2008

Notice of Intent Published in Federal Register