World's Largest Wind Farm to be Built in Oregon

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Generating a projected 845 megawatts of electricity per year, the world's largest on-land wind farm has been given permission to be built in eastern Oregon. Construction of the Shepherd’s Flat wind farm is expected to start in 2011, with $1.3 billion of US federal government money being invested into the project.

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