Highway 195 rest area eyed for charging station

On state Highway 195, just a few hills away from the Palouse Wind farm on Naff Ridge, the Horn School Rest Area has drawn Commissioner Greg Partch’s eye as a possible site for an electric car charging station.

“I think it would be good to get something over here on this side (of the state),” said Partch. “And if we could put it there to spotlight renewable energy and tie it into the wind farm.”

Partch Tuesday hosted a conference call on the potential for putting a charging station at the rest area south of Rosalia on 195.

“It’s just a logical spot, given its proximity to the wind farm,” said B...