The Fort Peck Tribes of Montana turned on two wind power turbines this week after 10 years of planning and work.

The two, 50-kilowatt wind turbines provide power to the tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs complex in Poplar. Officials estimate they will cut electricity bills by two-thirds.

Tribal council member Stoney Anketell, who began pushing for the project in 1996, said he next step is to build a wind farm that could provide power to all 12,000 residents of the reservation. He said the tribe could sell extra power.

Get the Story:
Fort Peck Tribes harness prairie wind (The Great Falls Tribune 9/22)

National Energy Bill:
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R.6)

Relevant Links:
Council of Energy Resource Tribes - http://www.certredearth.com
Department of Energy - http://www.energy.gov

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