Oregon gets huge windfarm project: "he Columbia River gorge, running east from Portland, Ore., funnels Pacific winds so efficiently that Hood River, about 120 miles (200 km) inland, is world famous as a windsurfing site. 60 miles (100 km) further east, the farming town of Arlington is rapidly becoming one of the largest producers of wind power in the nation.
The 97 MW Wheatfield Wind Farm went online last July, consisting of 56 2.1 MW Suzlon turbines. Now General Electric has signed a contract to provide 338 2.5 MW turbines for Caithness Energy's massive 845 MW Shepherd's Flat wind farm, with a 20-year contract to send power to Southern California Edison. The $2 billion project will employ about 400 workers beginning in 2011, with construction scheduled to complete in 2012."
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