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Wind Power Whips up a Storm in Eastern Oregon
US - The blustery Columbia Gorge is about to be blown away by an investment that will see the amount of wind power produced to more than triple, and the Gorge isn't the only Oregon locale in contention.In Harney County, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the county have seen a jump in interest surrounding the windy Eastern Oregon ridges and peaks near Steens Mountain as wind development companies look for different sources of the renewable power to meet state standards, reports Oregon Live.
Harney County has already permitted one wind farm and is considering three more — a wind farm typically has between 45 to 50 turbines that each measure 400 feet tall. And the Burns BLM district is handling numerous requests for permits to test the winds in the area.
"We are seeing quite a bit of interest," Karla Bird, field manager with the Bureau of Land Management's Burns district, told Oregon Live. "Within the last three months, we've had multiple companies racing each other through the doors."
This summer, the bureau has received seven applications for wind-testing facilities, said Skip Renchler, real estate specialist with the Burns district.
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