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HELENA — The Bureau of Land Management and the state Department of Environmental Quality are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment for a proposed wind farm near Glasgow.
Wind Break - New Judith Gap wind farm causing headaches on the grid
June 4, 2006 by Jan Falstad in The Billings Gazette
June 4, 2006 by Jan Falstad in The Billings Gazette
The clean, green power from the Judith Gap Wind Farm that debuted last fall has been more intermittent than anticipated.
And that is causing problems for NorthWestern Energy, the utility that must balance supply and demand on its transmission lines.
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Energy Policy]
County moves forward on wind power; city at loggerheads
May 5, 2006 by Krista Corner in Havre Daily News
May 5, 2006 by Krista Corner in Havre Daily News
County Commission chair Kathy Bessette said the board has not determined where the turbines would be located or when they would be built.
Churning wind turbines may soon power Cascade County's courthouse, jail and health department.
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Others at the meeting advocated wind power as an alternative.
Bob Quinn, the developer of the 135-megawatt Judith Gap wind farm, said he believes a 250-megawatt wind project would cost about $300 million, or $215 million less than the coal plant.
On the heels of Montana's first major wind-power project and legislative changes that promote wind, several counties and developers are surging forward with new projects.
Livingston thinks time's right for wind turbines
March 22, 2006 by Scott McMillion in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
March 22, 2006 by Scott McMillion in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
LIVINGSTON -- Park County and the city of Livingston are moving ahead in efforts to erect wind turbines.
The Rocky Mountain Front - home to spectacular wildlife habitat and rugged ranchland - may also be the perfect setting for wind farms of the future, a panel of speakers told the Golden Triangle Pachyderm Club in Choteau recently.
The unpredictability of wind requires energy suppliers to coordinate backup supplies. For that reason, "free" wind isn't exactly free.
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