MAY 2007: DISPATCHES
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THE DALLES
A Massachusetts company is proposing a 60-megawatt wind turbine
project on Seven Mile Hill about five miles west of The Dalles.
It will be Newton, Mass.-based UPC Wind Development LLC’s
first Oregon venture, as well as Wasco County’s first
wind-power project. UPC spokeswoman Krista A. Kisch says a site
certification application went to the state in early April,
with a final decision from the Energy Facility Siting Council
due in nine to 12 months. To meet the deadline for a federal
windpower production tax credit, the project’s 40
1.5-megawatt GE wind turbines must be installed and operating
by Dec. 31, 2008. UPC has leased 10,000 acres for the
project. Some, but not all, of the wind turbines will be
visible from The Dalles. There’s potential for expansion:
Wind testing for the Seven Mile site, done over the last 15-20
years, indicates it could be one of the highest wind speed
sites in Oregon.
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