Naff wind farm project nears finish

Little more than a month remains in construction of the $170 million Palouse Wind farm on Naff Ridge in northern Whitman County.

Ben Fairbanks, director of west region business development for First Wind, said Tuesday only six of the project’s 58 turbines still needed blades.

Fairbanks expected the “backbone collector” line - the power line that delivers electricity from each string of turbines to the substation - will be energized by the end of the month. The three circuits of towers that have not yet been turned on will be commissioned shortly thereafter.

Construction of the wind farm began...