Amends the permit requirements for a wind energy facility or facility expansion in GS 143-215.119(a)(4) by requiring the applicant to inform every property owner within 20 miles of the proposed wind energy facility, including the specific location of every proposed wind turbine. Creates new subparagraph (a)(7a), requiring documentation that the applicant filed a request with the FAA for a light-mitigating technology system. Amends subsection (f) to require the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to provide notice of the time and location of the public hearing on any wind energy facility in each county where the proposed facility will be located as well as any bordering counties.

Amends GS 143-215.120(b) to require documentation of the FAA’s approval of a light-mitigating technology system for a proposed wind energy facility before DEQ makes a final decision on any permit application.

Creates new GS 143-215.121.1 (Light-mitigating technology requirements), requiring wind energy facility or facility expansion permit applicants and permit holders to apply for approval from the FAA and install light-mitigating technology, as defined, on approved wind turbines.

Applies to wind energy facility permits filed on or after the effective date, except that the requirement to apply for and install light-mitigating technology applies to existing wind energy facility permits and holders must apply to the FAA no later than 60 days after the effective date of the act.