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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 25 > Turbulence on the way to wind energy

Turbulence on the way to wind energy

Wind power is expected to figure prominently in our nation’s future. But in Deschutes County, advocates can’t put up effective windmills because height restrictions won’t allow them to.

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
May 25, 2008

Matt Thomas is a car dealer who co-owns several Thomas Sales & Service dealerships in Central Oregon. He’s also a wind-power advocate, with hopes of erecting four small windmills on the 320 acres he owns between Bend and Tumalo where he plans to build a home.

He’s....

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