Windfarm construction underway near Kingman
KINGMAN- Construction of a utility scale wind farm is underway at White Hills, about 40 miles northwest of Kingman. BP Wind Energy began exploring possible development of a renewable energy project there 18 years ago. Orion Energy eventually took over the project before it was passed on to Florida-based Next Era Energy. Spokeswoman Lisa Paul said Next Era plans to begin operating the 350-megawatt wind farm this December. Some 127 turbines will be constructed on more than 24,000-acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The agency approved the project in 2013 and further construction and…