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May 22, 2017

Rural county tries to balance agriculture, energy sectors

By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian

PENDLETON, Ore. — As more wind and solar projects take shape in Eastern Oregon, the Umatilla Basin finds itself caught between interests.

On the one hand, Oregon utilities must provide an increasing amount of energy from renewable sources, and green energy developers are eager to build around the region. Farmers, however, worry about a mess of transmission lines crisscrossing their property to connect to the power grid, cutting over fields and taking valuable land out of production.


 
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