Arlington
A California company wants to build the largest wind farm in
the Columbia River Gorge. The project, Shepherds Flat Wind
Farm, calls for up to 300 turbines on 32,100 acres in Gilliam
and Morrow counties. Developed by LifeLine Development Group of
Sacramento, the project would provide up to 750 megawatts of
electricity, enough to power 188,000 homes. The first phase of
the project wouldn’t be completed until 2008, when
Bonneville Power Administration expects to improve a substation
to accommodate the new power generation. The wind farm may
qualify for federal and state tax credits, says Diana Enright,
a Department of Energy spokesperson, adding that she has seen a
flurry of activity by companies that want to get sites approved
before the federal production tax credit expires in 2007.
