July 21, 2008

New Shelby Wind Turbine

MONTANA, Jul 21 2008 (Neo Natura) - A ceremony attended by Gov. Brian Schweitzer marked the start of work on a wind energy project near Shelby.

The governor joined representatives of NaturEner, a wind-power company, at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.

The first phase of the project calls for 71 turbines producing 106.5 megawatts of electricity. Completion of that phase is scheduled for October.

NaturEner owns and operates wind energy ventures in North America and Europe. Since 1999, the company has developed 14 wind farms in Spain.

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