Case Study: Mehoopany Wind Energy Project advances permitting and environmental approvals with Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

Mehoopany Wind Energy Project advances 150 MW wind development with ERM

The Mehoopany Wind Energy Project, an international wind energy developer, faced the challenge of developing a 150 MW wind power facility and a seven-mile transmission line across 13,000 forested acres in Pennsylvania. This required extensive pre-construction analysis, ecological surveys, and securing permits from federal, state, and local agencies. Environmental Resources Management (ERM) was engaged to provide environmental and permitting support.

ERM implemented a solution that included ecological and cultural resource surveys, environmental site assessments, transmission line routing analysis, and managing agency consultations. The impact was significant, as the project received no major public objections during hearings and secured preliminary approval for all local permits. ERM's work, including a wetland delineation and cultural surveys that found no impacts to archaeological resources, successfully supported the ongoing state and federal permitting process.