Local Wind Turbines

We took a drive out to the Palouse Wind this afternoon so after several days off I have 5 new photos!

Information from the First Wind website:
Turbines: 58 Vestas
Capacity: 105MW
COD: December 13, 2012
Location: Whitman County, WA
The folks who live in Eastern Washington understand the importance and practice of harvesting natural resources while preserving a unique environment. As one of the most fertile regions in the world for wheat production, the rolling hills of the Palouse exemplify the practice of sustainably managing the natural resources of the Inland Northwest.
Palouse Wind, sited on Naff Ridge between the town of Oakesdale and Route 195, is the next advancement in collecting a new regional crop: the wind. Wind power from the project interconnects to the Avista 230kV Benewah-to-Shawnee transmission line. Palouse Wind will harness enough wind to generate up to 105 MW for Whitman County and much of the Northwest - enough to provide power to as many as 25,000 regional homes.

[Rick Schies]

Quite the set-up out there.

[Marilyn Wigen]

@digitalrn It is pretty amazing to me to see all 58 of them!

[katy]

Wow. Is this something new? I like the Distant shot to show so many of them in one frame.

[Deb]

I like this shot of all of them together :D

[Marilyn Wigen]

@grammyn @deburahiru Thanks, ladies. :) And yes, Katy, this is pretty new... they just went on line in December.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

This is wonderful.

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Hi Marilyn......So shocked to see the pic of Katy....and very worried about her. I have been calling a number that I have but possibly it's the house and Phil is either at the hospital or work.........PLease let me have Phil's email or number, as I seem to have lost both.......praying hard, and wishing her a speedy return home. Hugs, Ruth