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Wind power project gaining strength
Lacombe County doesn’t exactly stand out as a windy destination. However one wind power group sees it as a place of potential.
Greengate Power Corp. is looking at establishing wind power turbines on two sites near Lacombe - one to the north bordering Ponoka County – and one five kilometres east of town, dubbed the Chigwell Project.
“Traditionally wind hasn’t been looked at here in this area as a source of power,” said Dan Balaban, Greengate founder, president and chief executive.
December 11, 2007
by Heather Pickett
in Lacombe Globe
Compared with the coulees surrounding Lethbridge and the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Lacombe County doesn’t exactly stand out as a windy destination. However one wind power group sees it as a place of potential.
Greengate Power Corp. is looking at establishing wind power turbines on two sites near Lacombe - one to the north bordering Ponoka County – and one five kilometres east of town, dubbed the Chigwell Project.
“Traditionally wind hasn’t been looked at here in this area as a source of power,” said Dan Balaban, Greengate founder, president and chief executive. “We believe that... [continue via Web link]
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