Turbine Projects

As the United States seeks alternative energy sources, companies are looking to build wind turbines near area mountains:

· FreedomWorks has proposed 131 turbines in the George Washington National Forest in Rockingham and Shenandoah counties in northwest Virginia.

· Highland New Wind will begin construction this year of 19 turbines in remote Highland County, known as Virginia's Switzerland.

· Two small projects, one or two turbines, would power Tangier and Wallops islands off Virginia.

· U.S. Wind Force has received approval to build 25 turbines on Savage Mountain, southwest of Cumberland, on the border of Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland.

· Clipper Windpower is seeking approval for 28 turbines in Garrett County atop Backbone Mountain, Maryland's highest ridge, southeast of the Deep Creek Lake resort area.

· Synergics is seeking approval to build 24 turbines atop Backbone Mountain, south of U.S. 50 near Table Rock.

-- Anita Kumar