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Article: United States: Canadian, Irish companies pursue US wind power.
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- November 9, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
A Canadian transmission company and an Irish wind developer said Friday they are teaming up to pursue a central Montana power project that could result in at least $1 billion worth of new energy sales.
If the project succeeds, it would give Montana's burgeoning wind energy industry room to grow - an expansion that to date has been limited by a lack of lines to move power out of the state.
Toronto-based Tonbridge Power Inc. already is building a $215 million transmission line that will carry wind power along a 200-mile (322-kilometer) route between Lethbridge, Alberta and Great Falls. The company now is considering a 100-mile ...