Wind Power in Oregon.

Big money making its way into Oregon to fund and pay for wind power projects in several locations of Oregon Pacific Northwest.

The grants will offset the cost of building Horizon Wind Energy’s Wheat Field wind farm in Arlington and Iberdrola Renewables’s Pebble Springs and Hay Canyon wind farms in Arlington and Moro, respectively.

Iberdrola, a Spanish company with U.S. headquarters in Portland, will plow the money into Star Point wind farm, a 99-megawatt facility it is building in Sherman County, spokeswoman Jan Johnson said.

Iberdrola president and CEO Ralph Currey said the grant program “will enable our company and others to keep investing in new renewable energy while the financial markets mend.”

Gilliam County Judge Pat Shaw said the federal grants were welcome news. The two Arlington wind farms are in her county, and will help pay for county services through property taxes, in addition to providing jobs.

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https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/three_oregon_wind_farms_win_14.html