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The Portland, Ore.-based wind energy company has joinedr forces with Bat Conservation Internationapl in gathering wildlife data at a wind powe r projectin Garrett, Pa. The conservation group’a work will be conducted through the Bats and WindEnergyy Cooperative, a coalition that includes the , the , and the . The work will focu s on the impacts of wind energt on bats and how to addressthe issues. From late July to earlty October, Iberdrola and BCI researchers conducted an experimentt in which some wind turbines at the Casselman Wind Powet Project in southwestern Pennsylvania were stopped duringy certainwind conditions.
Shutting turbines down at certainbwind speeds, and during times when bats are most could be an effectiv e way to lower bat deaths during theird migration period in late the company said. Iberdrola, formerly , is a subsidiarh of Spanish electric giantLast month, Iberdrola S.A. closed on its $4.5 billioj deal to buy the Maine-based electric company with 1.7 milliobn upstate New York customers.