Lower Snake River Wind Project
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The Lower Snake River Wind Project is under construction in Washington’s Garfield and Columbia counties. The wind farm
is being developed in phases with the first phase consisting of 149 Siemens wind turbine
s rated at 2.3 MW each for a maximum generating capacity of 343 MW. When Phase I of the project is completed in 2012 it should have the capability to deliver electricity to over 100,000 homes. The project will also create up to 150 temporary jobs and the installation will create up to 25 permanent jobs.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
is being developed in phases with the first phase consisting of 149 Siemens wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s rated at 2.3 MW each for a maximum generating capacity of 343 MW. When Phase I of the project is completed in 2012 it should have the capability to deliver electricity to over 100,000 homes. The project will also create up to 150 temporary jobs and the installation will create up to 25 permanent jobs.