Cascade County Wind in the News
Great Falls Tribune "'Cap and Trade' could affect Montana more than most states"
June 7, 2009
"Cascade County Commissioner Peggy Beltrone wants "to make sure the opportunities for agriculture are fully realized in this
legislation because it will help mitigate increased costs borne by consumers.""
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Great Falls Tribune "2009 may be a good year for wind"
January 4, 2009
"Enough wind energy to power up to 37,800 homes hit the electrical grid in Montana this year, and production could be double that over the next year if planned expansions and new projects in the pipeline come to fruition in 2009..."
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Great Falls Tribune "Report aims to help small developers own local wind projects" September 12, 2008
"A new report says federal tax policy is preventing small investors such as farmers and ranchers from buying into community wind projects, and it encourages Congress to enact changes to spur more locally owned developments. "For Montana, this is real important," said Patrick Mazza, research director for Seattle-based Harvesting Clean Energy, the report's main author. "Montana is the potential Saudi Arabia of wind power."..."
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Great Falls Tribune "Interns power county's wind Web site" August 25, 2008
"Under the tutelage of Commissioner Peggy Beltrone, who developed the county's wind marketing program in 2002, the students of government policy devoted the entire summer to working on internal and external projects related to energy issues.
Last Wednesday, the county launched a new Web site devoted solely to wind called Cascade County Wind. The front page announces, "Putting the Wind to Work for Montanans."
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Great Falls Tribune "Officials try to hurry pace of permits for MATL" August 20, 2008
"FORT BENTON — Northcentral Montana county commissioners, frustrated by the slow pace of environmental review, called on Gov. Brian Schweitzer Tuesday to redouble efforts to a get permit approved for a 200-mile transmission line between Great Falls and Lethbridge, Alberta."
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Governor Schweitzer "Cascade County school chosen for Wind for Schools program." 08/18/2008
"(HELENA) - The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Montana as one of six states to participate in the inaugural year of the Wind for Schools Program.
“This important program will not only provide wind energy for rural Montana schools, but will also educate tomorrow’s leaders on the value and importance of this renewable energy source," said Governor Brian Schweitzer. "In addition, wind energy is American energy, produced by American workers. It decreases our dependence on foreign energy supplies and provides jobs here at home."
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ARCNEWS “The Big Sky State Taps Wind Resources” Summer 2008
“Cascade County, Montana, has its county seat in Great Falls and lies in an area on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains known for its powerful chinook winds. Cascade County commissioner Peggy Beltrone has coined the area south of the Canadian border the Don Quixote Canyon after the fictional character who had notable encounters with windmills....”
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Government Maters “Cascade County, Montana, Uses GIS to Promote Wind Resources” Summer 2008
““We have a lot of people coming into our office looking for data on wind,” noted Tom Mital, GIS manager for Cascade County. To better serve these interested parties, Mital used ArcGIS Desktop software to create a wind map book that combines wind, transmission, parcel, and road data...”
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MONTANALIVING.COM “ROPING THE WIND” 2008
“Three things happened in 2001 that convinced Peggy Beltrone it was time for wind power in Montana...”
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Cascade County Wind Brochure
“Situated on the Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Cascade County Montana is one of the windiest places in the windiest states in America. More than one-third of Cascade County’s 2700 square miles is characterized by powerful, predictable Class 4 wind...”
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Great Falls Tribune “COUNTY SHOP TO HARNESS WIND POWER” 05/08/2008
“The wind tower at the new Cascade County shop, scheduled to go up Friday, will provide nearly all of the facility's electricity. Commissioner Peggy Beltrone, who developed the county's wind marketing program, also sees promotional power in the three-bladed electricity generator...”
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Wind Powering America “Cascade County: Wind Power: Put Wind to Work for You” 05/30/2007
“Cascade County, Montana, Commissioner Peggy Beltrone, initiated an aggressive, first-of-its-kind wind power marketing program in 2002 to attract wind power development. It was part of a plan to reverse a declining tax base and expand economic opportunities...”
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Helenair “County hoping wind farm is first of many” 01/05/2006
“GREAT FALLS (AP) — Contractors are piecing together six 380-foot tall wind turbines near the airport here as part of a private wind power project that county officials hope will lead to more wind farms in the area...”
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