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Washington wind power blowing south
A Washington wind farm that its developer calls “one of the premier wind sites in the Pacific Northwest” has been sold to a group of California utilities. ...Why is California buying made-in-Washington wind power? California has much higher electricity rates than Washington, so the wind power premium is proportionately cheaper.
July 21, 2009
in Puget Sound Business Journal
A Washington wind farm that its developer calls “one of the premier wind sites in the Pacific Northwest” has been sold to a group of California utilities.
The first phase of the Windy Point/Windy Flats project near Goldendale, in Klickitat County, was sold to the Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, which includes entities that provide electricity to almost 10,000 customers in central California.
Another California entity is expected to buy Phase II, said the project developer, San Diego-based Cannon Power Group.
Why is California buying made-in-Washington wind power? California’s renewable energy laws require utilities to get 20 percent of energy from renewable power by... [continue via Web link]
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