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Windmill manufacturer builds small-town niche in Spokane, WA

July 12, 2010 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

A hilltop south of Spokane Valley near Mica boasts a 360-degree view of lush countryside, and what landowner Mark Folsom said may be the future of wind energy.

His company, MC Energy LLC, has nailed a 50-foot tower onto the site and topped it with a 15-kilowatt windmill that starts spinning in winds 4 miles per hour, and does not stop no matter how hard it blows.

The machine is sized for a home or small business. Unlike its giant brethren on Washington ridgelines from Vantage to Walla Walla, it does not include gearboxes or other expensive components.

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Bert Caldwell The Spokesman-Review

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/11/running-like-the-wind/

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