Comments on: Central Oregon Wind Farm Generating Controversy

By: Dan Boone

Dan Boone — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:02:09 +0000

Nice article, but noted an error in an assumption you made about oil. Oregon doesn’t really use oil to generate electricity. Less than .026% of the electricity generated by power plants in OR during 2007 was produced by burning petroleum. Nationally, less than 2% of our electricity is due to oil, and about 5/6 of the quantity burned to generate electricity is comprised of the tarry residue left over from distilling gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil, etc. from crude oil. Unfortunately, wind turbines will not appreciably reduce our dependence on oil.

FYI, nearly 2/3 of the kilowatt-hours generated by the electric industry in OR during 2007 came from renewable energy sources – mostly hydropower. Very few other states have as small a proportion of their electricity generated from fossil fuels as OR.

By the way, the photo in your article of a “female grouse” is not a Sage Grouse but instead appears to be a summer plumaged White-tailed Ptarmigan. It would have been helpful to include a weblink or 2 to sources of information which describe the threat which tall structures like wind turbines pose to grassland species – especially grouse.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:20:44 +0000

It is a cool tech.

By: Kent Day

Kent Day — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:34:55 +0000

I am currently enrolled in school at Northwest Renewable Energy Institute. I found this site while working on a school project. I’ve lived in Oregon my whole life and love everything about it. I know this renewable energy conflict between animals and machines will always be here and there is always two sides to every story, so I think there is more pro’s than con’s. I graduate in May of 2010 and will be exited to get into the industry as a Wind Turbine Tech. I would love to stay in Oregon and want to be apart of this project. If anyone knows how, Please let me know what I need to do, or who I need to get ahold of. Thanks jdayk@yahoo.com Wind is the Way!

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By: david hayre

david hayre — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:34:14 +0000

im looking for work ive worked on 3 wind farms in wyoming i built all the roads as a equment opp and i also put up the towers at glinrock witch there i was a formen i can pritty mush do anything you need to put up the farm i was a qc and a conector also toqued and even cleaned the towers for ground up i can build the towers ive built a gamasa a ge and a vestas tower and even call the parts in so i just want to now who to get a hold of for the project i live in prineville so im close and have lots of experiance so i would love to help out . my number is 541-788-1816 thank you very mush.