MOSIER (AP) — A Massachusetts-based energy company is running into roadblocks as it tries to develop a wind farm on the hills above the Columbia Gorge town of Mosier.

It has been nearly a year since UPC Wind first asked state regulators to review the 40-turbine project in the windy stretches of the gorge. Revisions promised more than six months ago, have yet to materialize.

UPC is faced with problems trying to re-arrange the turbines to make them less visible from a federally protected scenic area — but still in breezy enough spots to produce a moneymaking venture.

The company also is trying to pacify angry residents near the proposed site. UPC Wind says it’s studying that site and locations farther from the scenic area’s boundaries.