ConnectGen announced today that the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) approving two interconnection requests associated with ConnectGen’s Rail Tie Wind Project, a proposed 504 MW wind energy generation project located in Albany County, Wyoming. The ROD follows the November 2021 release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) … Continue reading 504 MW Wyoming wind farm gets connection
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Wyoming’s wind energy capacity almost doubled in 2020
The wind energy sector in the U.S. shattered records in 2020, recording its biggest year yet in terms of new capacity added to the grid. Last year, 16,913 megawatts of new wind power capacity was installed in the U.S. — an 85% increase compared to 2019. That’s according to a new quarterly report compiled by … Continue reading Wyoming’s wind energy capacity almost doubled in 2020
Continue readingMortenson will build 750 MW of wind energy in Wyoming
Mortenson has been selected by partner Rocky Mountain Power to construct the TB Flats I & II Wind Energy Project and the Ekola Flats Wind Energy Project in Medicine Bow, Wyoming. The two projects are 20 miles apart and will have a combined wind energy capacity of 750 MW. “TB Flats I & II and … Continue reading Mortenson will build 750 MW of wind energy in Wyoming
Continue readingWyoming wind farm gets permit for 277 wind turbines
The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council has approved a permit to construct a 277-turbine wind farm on the border of Albany and Carbon counties. The Laramie Boomerang reports that when the council approved the permit application last month, it also required developer BluEarth Renewables to meet a number of conditions, including that the developer has to … Continue reading Wyoming wind farm gets permit for 277 wind turbines
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Vestas secures 228 MW wind power order from PacifiCorp
Ekola Flats is part of PacifiCorp’s Energy Vision 2020 initiative, a USD 3.1 billion investment to expand wind power via repowering existing wind energy projects, adding 1,150 MW of new wind resources by the end of 2020, and building a 140-mile transmission line segment in Wyoming to enable wind generation. Vestas has received an order … Continue reading Vestas secures 228 MW wind power order from PacifiCorp
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Vestas has received an order for 459 MW of V136-4.2 MW wind turbines from PacifiCorp
Vestas has received wind energy order for 459 MW of V136-4.2 MW wind turbines operating in 4.3 MW power optimised mode from PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for two wind power projects, TB Flats I and II, located in Wyoming. Including previously purchased V110-2.0 MW wind turbines, the wind farm projects will have … Continue reading Vestas has received an order for 459 MW of V136-4.2 MW wind turbines from PacifiCorp
Continue readingWyoming on track to double its wind power
Despite the recognizable landscape of wind turbines standing sentinel between Casper and Laramie, Wyoming still lags far behind the biggest wind states in the country. But that is expected to slowly change. Wyoming is one of seven states in the country on track to double the amount of energy it can produce from wind power, … Continue reading Wyoming on track to double its wind power
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Seven states to double their wind power in near term as Q3 wind farm development picks up
Most powerful land-based wind turbines to date emerge as U.S. wind power continues strong growth. even states, from Nebraska to Massachusetts, will soon build enough wind turbines to more than double their capacity to generate clean and reliable wind energy, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) U.S. Wind Industry Third Quarter 2018 Market … Continue reading Seven states to double their wind power in near term as Q3 wind farm development picks up
Continue readingTwo large wind power projects are being proposed in Wyoming
Two large wind energy projects that would generate a combined 780 megawatts of electricity are being proposed in southcentral Wyoming. The Rawlins Times reports the projects were presented to the Carbon County Commission this week by a representative of Intermountain Wind LLC. The Boulder, Colorado-based firm is a consultant for BluEarth Renewables of Calgary, Canada. … Continue reading Two large wind power projects are being proposed in Wyoming
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Wyoming wind farm could power northern Colorado cities
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the Roundhouse Renewable Energy Project, which would be operated by Utah-based Enyo Renewable Energy, would use 75 turbines to generate 150 megawatts of energy annually for homes in Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Estes Park. If approved, the wind farm would become one of northern Colorado’s largest sources of wind … Continue reading Wyoming wind farm could power northern Colorado cities
Continue readingWyoming approval advances PacifiCorp wind expansion
The Wyoming Public Service Commission on Thursday approved PacifiCorp moving ahead with a significant wind and transmission expansion plan that would add enough new wind energy to power more than 400,000 average homes by 2020. In a bench decision, the Wyoming PSC approved a settlement agreement between PacifiCorp, the Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers, the Wyoming … Continue reading Wyoming approval advances PacifiCorp wind expansion
Continue readingWyoming embraces wind energy
Their jobs involve dangling 300 feet in the air and roping the blade of a wind turbine. The work comes with a view across the Wyoming prairie and a view well into the future. Wind turbine jobs are expected to be the fastest growing jobs in America between now and 2024, growing 108 percent. The … Continue reading Wyoming embraces wind energy
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Goldwind Americas Partners With Viridis Eolia, LLC On 1,870 MW Wyoming Wind Power Project
Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002202, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited: 2208), announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Viridis Eolia, LLC, (Viridis), a Wyoming corporation, for the conditional supply of up to 1,870 megawatts of Goldwind Permanent Magnet … Continue reading Goldwind Americas Partners With Viridis Eolia, LLC On 1,870 MW Wyoming Wind Power Project
Continue readingTransforming Wyoming into wind energy leader comes with challenges
David Throgmorton was ready for an energy boom in 2008. He bought vocational training kits for high school and middle school students. He helped establish a festival to promote a new energy future. He even preached a new tomorrow to grade school students. But here in Carbon County, where fossil fuels once were king, Throgmorton … Continue reading Transforming Wyoming into wind energy leader comes with challenges
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UpWind Solutions signs service contract for 1.75 GW of GE 1.5 MW wind turbines
UpWind Solutions, a fully-owned subsidiary of Vestas, expands multi-brand footprint with addition of 15 MidAmerican Energy and PacifiCorp sites throughout Iowa, Wyoming and Oregon. UpWind Solutions is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-site service contract with Berkshire Hathaway Energy and its subsidiaries MidAmerican Energy Co. and PacifiCorp, to provide maintenance services for 1.75 … Continue reading UpWind Solutions signs service contract for 1.75 GW of GE 1.5 MW wind turbines
Continue readingWyoming wind power could help offset ups and downs of California renewables
California regulators could achieve savings in water use, electricity rates and greenhouse emissions by turning to Wyoming wind power to help offset the natural ups and downs of wind and solar power in their state, according to a University of Wyoming report released Monday. The reason: Wyoming’s wind patterns tend to be opposite of those … Continue reading Wyoming wind power could help offset ups and downs of California renewables
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Iberdrola and Tri-State G & T Sign Wind Energy Agreement
Iberdrola Renewables today announced a 25-year contract to supply Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) – a wholesale electric power supplier owned by 44 electric cooperatives and public power districts across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming – with renewable energy from the planned Twin Buttes II Wind Project. Tri-State will purchase the … Continue reading Iberdrola and Tri-State G & T Sign Wind Energy Agreement
Continue readingWyoming-to-California lines for wind power clear hurdle
A planned 730-mile power line project to export Wyoming wind power to southern California has passed a significant regulatory milestone with the release of a federal environmental study. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday opened a 30-day period in which it will accept any protests against land-use changes for the TransWest Express project … Continue reading Wyoming-to-California lines for wind power clear hurdle
Continue readingWind power would light Los Angeles
An alliance of four companies proposed an $8 billion wind energy project Tuesday that within a decade could send wind power generated on the plains of Wyoming to households in Southern California. If approved and financed, the sprawling venture would produce wind power equivalent to the output of a large nuclear power plant by creating … Continue reading Wind power would light Los Angeles
Continue readingWind energy proposed to supply Los Angeles
An $8 billion wind power project to supply the Los Angeles area with large amounts of electricity from a wind farm in Wyoming via an energy storage facility in Utah was proposed Tuesday by four companies. The Wyoming and Utah sites would be linked by a $2.6 billion, 525-mile transmission line that would traverse Colorado, … Continue reading Wind energy proposed to supply Los Angeles
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