Work on $400 million wind project near Ethridge under way

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Apr 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM MST

Story Updated: Apr 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM MST

GREAT FALLS - Work on what will be the state's largest wind farm is under way in Glacier and Toole counties. Crews are grading roads, pouring concrete and digging holes where the towers will be.

The 210-megawatt Glacier Wind Project is owned by NaturEner USA, whose global headquarters are in Spain. Bill Alexander is the company's chief development officer. He says about 60 workers are on the site, including subcontractors.

The work force will expand to 200 over the next couple of months. The $400-million-dollar facility will employ 15-to-20 people, and is scheduled for completion in November. It's the first of several wind projects that local officials hope will materialize along a proposed transmission line between Lethbridge, Alberta, and Great Falls.

The 24,000-acre wind farm spans the border of Glacier and Toole counties south of Ethridge.

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