Money blows in to a patch of Oregon known for its unrelenting winds
By
Lee van der Voo
The New York Times
May 30, 2011
In an area otherwise dominated by wheat farms, hundreds of 300-foot wind turbines now generate electricity, revenue and jobs.
It pays to live in Sherman County: $590 a year.
“Now you wake up and the wind is blowing and it’s like, yes!” said one Sherman County resident who is making money from wind turbines on her farm.
