Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Northwest wind farms seek end to springtime shutdowns

Five wind power companies asked federal regulators Monday to stop the region's main transmission utility from shutting them down at night.

The wind farm owners want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to settle a dispute arising from one of the Northwest's wettest winters and latest springs in decades, and a resulting surplus of hydropower from federal dams.

Source: KATU

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