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Wind farm projects lining up to call hills around south-central Montana town home

January 12, 2020/

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In the hills around Rapelje, where jackrabbits far outnumber people, there’s a renewable energy powerhouse in the making.

Wind farms, four of them in various stages of development, promise to deliver up to 480 megawatts of capacity just as planned coal power plant retirements in Montana are escalating.

By TOM LUTEY [email protected]

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