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November 21, 2006

Wind power tech training starts in Ore.

  • Wind farms now face a shortage of trained technicians, which will escalate as more wind farms are built.

    • THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Wanted: Technicians willing to climb to the top of 250-foot towers and spend 12 hours there. Resistance to vertigo required. Interest in alternative power sources a plus.

    The Columbia Gorge Community College is planning to train technicians for the wind energy industry that is growing rapidly in the region.


     
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