Winds of Change: Montana's 'wind rush' has been growing since the 1980s

Winds of Change: Montana's 'wind rush' has been growing since the 1980s

One of Montana's first attempts to harness the "wind rush" came in the 1980s when half a dozen windmills were rooted to Livingston Bench, a 100-square-mile plateau above town.

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