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Enel to pay millions, remove Osage County wind farm

Meers, Oklahoma wind turbines
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Meers, Oklahoma wind turbines

Correction: An earlier version of this story said the case was concluded, but Enel said Friday, Dec. 20, that it's appealing.

A federal judge has ruled that the owner of an Osage County wind farm, Osage Wind LLC, must pay over $300,000 in damages, millions in attorney fees, and remove 84 turbines and supporting structures by December 2025.

The case, which has been ongoing for more than a decade, centers around the wind farm's failure to obtain necessary permits from the Osage Minerals Council.

Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves ruled in 2023 that Enel, the parent company, had committed trespass by extracting minerals from the Osage illegally.

The ruling also mandates Enel to pay more than $240,000 for the extracted minerals and more than $66,000 in trespass damages.

The total financial impact, including attorney fees and the estimated $259 million cost of removing the turbines, amounts to over $263 million.