North American Windpower: EFSEC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement On Proposed Wind Farm

EFSEC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement On Proposed Wind Farm

by NAW Staff on Monday 12 February 2007

The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), an Olympia, Wash.-based licensing agency for nonhydro energy projects, has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the proposed Kittitas Valley Wind Power Project.

Sagebrush Power Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy, is proposing the Kittitas Wind Power Project. According to the EFSEC, Sagebrush is requesting to build a 195 MW wind farm comprising of 65 turbines. The project would be located on approximately 108 acres of land on either side of Highway 97 - halfway between Ellensburg and Cle Elum, Wash.

To view the Final EIS, visit www.efsec.wa.gov

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