LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — Union County and Horizon Wind Energy say they have reached a tentative agreement on a $40 million strategic investment program for the proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm.
The Observer newspaper in La Grande reported that taxes and fees would bring that money into the county over 15 years to spend on schools, the community and economic development.
Mark Davidson, chairman of the Union County board of commissioners, said the agreement, if approved, will help the economy recover in Eastern Oregon.
Horizon opened the 100-megawatt Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm near Telocaset in Union County in 2007.
The company has applied to the Oregon Department of Energy for a site certificate to build the 300-megawatt Antelope Ridge Wind Farm in the Craig Mountain area near Union.
