RenewableEnergyAccess.com | PGE Proposes Wind Power Site for Oregon: "Portland, Oregon [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] If the recent agreement between Portland General Electric (PGE) and Orion Energy, LLC for development rights to construct a wind farm capable of producing between 350 and 450 megawatts (MW) of energy at the proposed 25,000-acre Biglow Canyon Wind Farm in Sherman County, Oregon, is approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), it could produce enough electricity to power 100,000 homes, potentially becoming one of the largest wind power projects in the nation.
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'This certainly is a project with true cooperation at its core. Sherman County landowners and Orion Energy, in addition to BPA, did a tremendous job bringing the project agreement together and helping shape it to meet our needs. These landowners and organizations will be instrumental in helping us move the project forward, if it is approved and deemed feasible.'
-- Jim Lobdell, PGE vice president of power operations and resource strategy
OPUC is currently reviewing the agreement and is expected to announce its recommendation in the next several weeks.
The proposed acquisition of the development rights would enable PGE to hold wind easements from more than 23 private landowners in Sherman County for a term of 30 years or more. Orion Energy worked with local representatives of these landowners,"
Saturday, April 15, 2006
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Go for it! We never hear of US-based windfarms over here - you guys are always used as the excuse as to how we, over here in Europe, aren't doing that bad 'cos you lot are worse..... :(
My Easter weekend project - filling in the planning consent form to fit my own wind turbine to my house. Only a grid-connected 1Kw unit, but hey, I'll be making both a start and a statement!
Rob
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