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Wind farm planned in southwest Washington

Associated Press - September 11, 2009 11:45 AM ET

CHEHALIS, Wash. (AP) - A New York based energy company has a $250 million plan to harvest the wind west of Chehalis, near Doty (DOH'-tee).

EverPower hopes to build as many as 50 turbines - up to 330 feet tall - on a remote ridge on Weyerhaeuser property near the border of Lewis and Grays Harbor counties.

KELA reports the Coyote Crest Wind Park could be operating in 2012, generating enough electricity to power 25,000 homes.

Information from: KELA-AM, http://www.kelaam.com/pages/main

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