Wednesday, September 03, 2008


Commission stands firm on turbine locations
There will be no late changes to current plans to construct a 36-turbine wind farm on top of White Mountain, Sweetwater County commissioners told the project's developer Tuesday. Last summer, Utah-based Tasco Engineering Inc. and partner Teton Power LCC were granted a conditional-use permit for the construction of the wind farm -- to be located on private and federal lands between Rock Springs and Green River -- at a cost of about $100 million. The proposed site lies near the scenic landmark called Pilot Butte and near the county's recently completed Wild Horse Loop Tour, which runs along the rim of White Mountain. The project marks the county's first foray into wind energy production. Commissioners were also perturbed that Tasco is seeking federal permission to construct an additional 62 wind turbines on Bureau of Land Management lands on White Mountain and has discussed increasing the size of the original project by as many as 200 additional turbines....

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