NEW 900MW WIND PROJECT FOR WYOMING

Wyoming company plans 300-turbine wind farm...

AdamVoge, May 29, 2013 (Casper Star-Tribune)

“…Wyoming Wind and Power, based in Cheyenne, will build a 300-turbine, 900-megawatt wind farm on private land in eastern Platte County and western Goshen County. The facility — moving forward under the name Wyoming Wind Farm — will begin first production in 2016 with full operations scheduled by December 2019…Company officials and associated contractors used [the company’s first open house] to show why Wyoming Wind Farm is suitable to the area…

“The wind farm is split into two main parcels — Antelope Gap and Chugwater…[T]he sites were chosen for…contiguity of land owned by more than 75 cooperating landowners, proven wind resources in the area and access to transportation infrastructure needed to receive parts for the project’s turbines…Power generated at the farm will be transported via the planned Wyoming-Colorado Intertie…The line is a joint venture between the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority and LS Power and could be operable by 2017…”

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“…Wyoming Wind and Power is licensed to access all 900 megawatts of the line’s capacity…When completely built, Wyoming Wind Farm will use that transmission capacity to become one of the state’s largest projects…No single Wyoming wind project operating in 2012 included more than 125 towers, but…The 1,000-turbine, 2,500-megawatt Chokecherry and Sierra Madre project south of Rawlins and the 2,000-megawatt Pathfinder-Zephyr project near Chugwater both could begin operations late this decade or early next.

“Wyoming Wind and Power plans to file for a series of state and local applications this summer and fall and begin construction in November. About 140 workers will be needed to build the facility during normal work, with about 360 needed at peak construction…The facility will also generate about 30 full-time positions during normal operations…Platte County’s economic development director said the positions won’t make a huge impact, but will still benefit the county…”

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