Bob Suiter Jr. is 100 percent for the wind farms proposal, even if they weren't going to put any on any of my land. ... It's a win-win. We've got the wind. We might as well use it. He owns 800 acres between Earl Park and Raub. By Michael Heinz/Journal and Courier
Bob Suiter Jr. is 100 percent for the wind farms proposal, even if they weren't going to put any on any of my land. ... It's a win-win. We've got the wind. We might as well use it. He owns 800 acres between Earl Park and Raub. By Michael Heinz/Journal and Courier

By MAX SHOWALTER, Journal and Courier
mshowalter@journalandcourier.com

EARL PARK -- In varied degrees, work is progressing on plans to harness some of the wind that is more prevalent around here than in many other portions of the state.

Two California-based companies involved in similar projects throughout the country are eyeing rural portions of Benton County for large-scale wind farms that would generate electricity, which they could sell.
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