Comments invited on wind energy test

Alaska Wind Power LLC has applied to Alaska’s Division of Mining, Land and Water for a land use permit for a proposed wind energy test site east of the Richardson Highway, in the vicinity of the Jarvis Creek coal mine area approximately 20 miles south of Delta Junction. Members of the public should submit comments, objections or expressions of interest to the DMLW Fairbanks office by 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 8.

The project would involve erecting 10 wind energy towers on a total of five acres of state land, to assess the wind energy resources available for a possible future wind energy development. Stu Pechek at (907) 451-2733 can answer questions about the permit application.

—Alan Bailey