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Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council to Hold a Public
Meeting on Cascade Wind Project
July 26, 2007
The Dalles, Ore Representatives
from UPC Wind, a leader in U.S. wind power production,
will be in attendance at tonight¹s
Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) on the Cascade
Wind Project. The meeting will take place at the Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Energy providers looking to construct facilities in
Oregon must undergo theEFSC site certification process
to gain approval for construction and implementation
of their facilities. The Council reviews site certification
proposals and determines compliance with state energy
facility
siting standards along with the equirements of other
state and local permitting agencies. After submitting
its initial application in April, UPC was asked by the
Oregon Department of Energy to provide additional information
in response to agency and public comments.
"We look forward to hearing from local residents
who attend tonight's meeting," said Krista Kisch,
UPC vice president, business development.. "We are at
the beginning of a long process toward site approval,
and appreciate the time folks are spending to participate
in the siting process. We are reviewing all of the comments
received so far, and plan to provide a supplement to
the original application by Aug. 31."
Cascade Wind is a proposed 60-megawatt wind farm in
Wasco County near The Dalles. UPC Wind has proposed construction
of 40 General Electric wind turbine generators at the
Cascade Wind Farm site. Each turbine has a 1.5-megawatt
production capacity. The total energy output of the proposed
project could power as many as 12,000 homes.
About First Wind
First Wind is based in Newton, Massachusetts. First Wind
is an American-owned company, with a proven track record
of developing, owning, and operating well-sited, community-friendly
wind farms that increase energy independence. For more
information on First Wind, please visit www.firstwind.com.
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For more information, contact:
John Lamontagne
Director, Communications
First Wind
617-964-3340
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