LRHS students tour wind farm in Kittitas County

Wind is the fastest expanding sector of renewable energy.

Its potential for the future was the motivation for a field trip for the Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Advanced Placement Environmental Science class and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) club students.

On Wednesday, March 30, 10 students visited Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Farm in Kittitas County.

Students had the opportunity to learn about the process of making a wind farm, the intricacies of the technology behind wind turbines, and just how much wind energy is expanding.

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