The Vancouver, British Columbia, company said the unanimous vote was taken Tuesday, culminating "a long and rigorous process".
The Windstar I project, located two miles (3.2 kilometres) from Western Wind Energy's (WWE) operating 4.5MW Windridge installation, has in place a power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE). The company said in a January update that it is seeking an amendment that would delay the operational date for the Windstar project by a year to 31 December 2010.