County gives OK to wind farm
Utah County cleared the way for the state’s first commercial wind farm at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon, where winds blow 30 to 40 mph almost like clockwork every night.
“I think the tide is turning in Utah and people are starting to recognize we need to generate power from something other than coal,” said Tracy Livingston, president of Wasatch Wind LLC, after county commissioners approved the easement.
Livingston expects his nine-turbine wind farm to start producing up to 19 megawatts in May 2008, enough to power more than 5,000 homes intermittently as the wind blows.
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