Vansycle Wind Project

The Vansycle Wind Project is a wind farm in Umatilla County, Oregon. It consists of 38 Vestas wind turbines along Vansycle Ridge with a collective generating capacity of 24.9 MW. The project was the first commercial wind energy project constructed and operated in Oregon [cite web | last = Arvizu | first = Dan E | url = http://www.fcsl.edu/academics/journal/volumefour/arvizu.pdf | title = Advanced Energy Technology and Climate Change Policy Implications | format = PDF | accessdate = 2006-05-15] and began operation in December 1998. [cite web | url = http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Wind/wind.shtml | title = Wind Energy Information | publisher = Oregon Department of Energy | accessdate = 2006-05-15]

The wind turbines were constructed on existing private farms, sparing developers from buying property for the turbines and allowing farmers to generate extra income. [cite web | url = http://www.nwenergy.org/publications/activist/99_summer/99_summer_3.html | title = Catching Up To Tomorrow | work = The Energy Activist | accessdate = 2006-05-15] Like nearby Stateline Wind Project, Vansycle Wind Project is owned and operated by Florida Power & Light.

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*Wind power in the United States

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