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March 26, 2009

Wind farms lift economy in Klickitat County

  • The county is becoming the Northwest's wind farm capital with 14 projects either built, under construction or in the planning process.
    • By ROSS COURTNEY
    Yakima Herald-Republic

    Photos by Bruce Forster [enlarge]
    Cannon Power Group is in the midst of building its Windy Point/Windy Flats power project near Goldendale. It says the project will be one of the largest in the U.S.

    GOLDENDALE — An electrician enlarged his shop. A fencing contractor is so busy he's had to stop advertising. A former drywaller loves his new job stringing electrical cable up 200-foot ladders.


     
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