THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED ITS ENDORSEMENT OF A PAIR OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN WISE AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. DOMINION RESOURCES AND BP WIND ENERGY HAVE TEAMED UP AND ARE CONSIDERING SITES ATOP EAST RIVER MOUNTAIN IN TAZEWELL COUNTY AND BLACK MOUNTAIN IN WISE COUNTY. THE PROJECT IN WISE COUNTY COULD INCLUDE AS MANY AS 60 WIND TURBINES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A COMBINED 150 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY.