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Wind turbines proposed in Lake County
Calgary-based AltaGas is proposing up to 42 264-feet-tall wind generating turbines on an 8,000 acre right of way on the Bureau of Land Management's Walker Ridge. They could produce about 70 megawatts of electricity, enough to power up to 25,000 homes, according to the company.
July 8, 2010
by Glenda Anderson
in The Press Democrat
Canadian energy firm wants to build 42 generators on BLM land in remote Walker Ridge
Dozens of wind turbines on towering stalks would populate a rugged and remote ridge straddling Lake and Colusa counties if a Canadian company has its way.
Calgary-based AltaGas is proposing up to 42 264-feet-tall wind generating turbines on an 8,000 acre right of way on the Bureau of Land Management's Walker Ridge. They could produce about 70 megawatts of electricity, enough to power up to 25,000 homes, according to the company.
AltaGas officials are hoping to have the wind farm operating in late 2012, but the approval... [continue via Web link]
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