ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) — The Grays Harbor PUD won’t move forward with a proposed wind farm in Pacific County, citing permitting costs and other risks.
That leaves Energy Northwest and three PUDs in Clallam, Pacific and Mason counties to continue without its largest investor with a plan to build 32 wind turbines on Radar Ridge near Naselle.
The Daily World reports Grays Harbor PUD commissioners decided Monday not to approve the utility’s share of costs for an extensive environmental review.
The commissioners questioned whether the project could get timely approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. The site is in an area used by the marbled murrelet, a small endangered seabird.
