OKLAHOMA CITY- (KOKH) — A bill now heading to the Oklahoma Senate is trying to bring more regulation to wind turbines in the state.

"At the current time, 47% of the power generated or used when you flip your light switch on in the state of Oklahoma comes from a form of renewable energy, more specifically, heavy in the wind industry," said Dustin Ratliff, lead wind technician at Thunder Ranch Wind Farm.

As wind energy grows in the Sooner State, so are calls for more regulation on it and other forms of renewable energy. State Representative Trey Caldwell, author of House Bill 2751, told FOX 25 there are concerns from people who don't think there should be any setbacks or a minimum distance between a wind turbine and an area of concern from those who are in favor of them.

“We’re trying to find a middle path where we still recognize the property rights of not only the property owner that the structure is gonna be placed on, but at the same point in time, the rights of the budding property owners," he said.

Caldwell said the bill has some requirements for companies looking to construct wind turbines.

“It would essentially make them get adjacent landowners that have residencies on their properties; it would make them essentially either set back from that property line or make them sign a participatory agreement to become part of the wind farm itself," he said.

Caldwell also said that through this bill, they’re trying to create a framework for how wind energy is conducted in Oklahoma.

“The developer and the wind industry are going to know, 'Hey, these are standards we need to follow when we operate in Oklahoma,' but also from a budding property owner’s point of view, as saying, 'Hey, we have some standing, we have legal standing and legal rights in this as well," he said.

Caldwell said they’re also working to protect the rights of those property owners because he said wind turbines could have impacts on property values or the health of those living near them.