Commission hears wind farm update

  • High Banks Wind Project Director Billy Wilkins gave a review of the history of the wind farm effort in Washington and Republic Counties to a group of landowners at a dinner meeting on Monday in Washington along with an update on the project.
    High Banks Wind Project Director Billy Wilkins gave a review of the history of the wind farm effort in Washington and Republic Counties to a group of landowners at a dinner meeting on Monday in Washington along with an update on the project.
NextEra Energy’s Billy Wilkins met with the Board of County Commissioners on Monday to update them on plans for the proposed wind farm that will be located in far western Washington County and into Republic County. Wilkins said this 604 megawatt wind farm is a “huge” project for NextEra Energy and will be one of the largest wind farms that the company has in the United States. An Oklahoma wind…

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