Eagle nests impede Oregon wind farm

By: Nathalie Weinstein//September 30, 2010//

Eagle nests impede Oregon wind farm

Nathalie Weinstein//September 30, 2010//

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A planned wind farm in Eastern Oregon has been called into question by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The federal agency this week told LotusWorks, a Vancouver, Wash.-based energy developer, that its plan for the Wasco County Summit Ridge wind farm had turbines sited too close to possible golden eagle nests. Golden eagles are protected under the U.S. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

LotusWorks was directed to avoid siting turbines within six miles of the nests, a move that would greatly reduce the amount of energy the wind farm produces, according to Chuck Leber, vice president of technical services for the developer. The company will meet with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday to see what compromises can be made, Leber said.

As planned, the Summit Ridge wind farm would have a name plate generating capacity of 200 megawatts.

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