Dive Summary:

• First Wind and Avista have completed construction on a 105-MW wind project in eastern Washington; the project took 14 months to build.
• The Palouse Wind project, which pumped more than $25 million of direct spending into the regional economy, features 58 Vestas turbines and was built by Wisconsin-based RMT.
• Avista Corp. is purchasing the energy produced by Palouse and will take delivery of the power through a direct interconnect to the Benewah-to-Shawnee transmission line.

From the article:

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, and Avista (NYSE: AVA) announced the completion of construction of the 105 MW Palouse Wind project in eastern Washington and that commercial operations have begun.

The project features 58 Vestas V100-1.8 MW turbines and was built by Madison, Wisc.-based RMT over a 14-month period. During construction, the Palouse Wind project pumped more than $25 million of direct spending into the regional economy and created hundreds of construction-related jobs and drove significant revenue for local businesses. Now in full commercial operations, the Palouse Wind project will continue to contribute to the local economy and is now the largest renewable energy facility in Whitman County. ...