Drive through Lempster these days and you’ll see the progress being made on the state’s first commercial wind farm.
When up and running, the 12 windmills on Lempster Mountain are expected to produce enough clean renewable energy for about 10 thousands homes.
With America increasingly looking for clean energy and independence from oil, wind farms are one possibility.
A big one is proposed for Coos County.
The project has its fans, but it also has it opponents.
NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.