CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ohio -- There is a statewide push for increased use of renewable energy in Ohio and efforts to bring one particular kind of energy to Champaign County are blowing in all kinds of controversy.

There was a public hearing Wednesday inside Triad High School auditorium for people to express there opinions about the project will be suitable for the area.

“I think there has been a dearth of information for a long time and now that some information has gotten out and more people are becoming informed. In often cases, the more people learn, the more they tend to oppose it,” said Joe Doss from Urbana.

“Every argument that the wind company has made to our elected officials are totally unsubstantiated,” said Mary Jo Parello from Mechanicsburg.

Kevin Sheen, senior development director of EverPower, said, “I think that people are concerned about a variety of things, but what we have done is try to educate them and we will continue the education process to try to listen to their concerns.”

Among those concerns are questions about 492-foot-tall turbines being too close to Grimes Field in Urbana. Health issues such as migraines, sleep deprivation and vertigo for people who live near the turbines. There were also concerns about a “green energy” which some say isn’t all that green.

“We want PUCO and the Power Sitting Board to consider safe setbacks that would ensure good health for all residents that live in a wind farm,” said Joe Doss from Urbana.

EverPower, which is the parent company of Buckeye Wind, said Champaign County is a good site for a wind farm because the area has a good wind speed for Ohio, and there is plenty of land space for the turbines.