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$3M awarded to local wind energy project
Wind energy projects headed for Champaign and Logan counties will get up to $3 million in grant awards to move forward with production, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Thursday. ...Diane McConnell, a Union Township resident and member of Union Neighbors United .. said the lack of information that affected residents have received is her biggest worry.
August 30, 2007
by Natalie Morales
in Springfield News Sun
Wind energy projects headed for Champaign and Logan counties will get up to $3 million in grant awards to move forward with production, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Thursday.
EverPower Renewables, a New-York-based developer of wind energy products, was awarded the funding for the multi-million dollar Buckeye Wind project that will run through both counties.
The project, which slates wind turbines to be constructed through Union and Wayne townships, is estimated to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of about 30,000 homes, according to Strickland's office.
"The production incentive grant is something that represents and investment in the future and... [continue via Web link]
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