Black Hills attract attention of wind developer

A wind developer is looking at the Black Hills National Forest as a possible location for a wind farm that would be large enough to supply the City of Chicago. The project is in its early exploratory phase and where exactly the towers would be placed will depend to a large degree on how the nearby communities feel, according Scott Debenham of Debenham Energy.

A wind developer since 2001, Debenham visited the county commissioners to ask for a letter of support as he begins the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, for which he was intending to submit an application by the end of the...