Wind Energy Plants in the Western USA - other states

Colorado Green Location: CO Operator: Shell WindEnergy Configuration: 108 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2003 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy Quick facts: This project is a 50:50 joint venture with PPM Energy Inc. Output is sold to Xcel Energy. ANZ and Rabobank arranged limited recourse financing for the wind park, which is on 11,840ac owned by 14 landowners. The project is expected to provide more than $2mn/yr in property tax revenues. Photograph by Oliver Lönker Posted 14 Dec 2005	Goshen North Location: ID Operator: Ridgeline Energy LLC Configuration: 83 X 1.5 MW XLE Operation: 2010 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy EPC: Mortenson Quick facts: This wind farm is sited on 11,000ac about 10mi east of Idaho Falls. The plant is a JV of Ridgeline and BP Wind and 90 MW are being sold to Southern California Edison under a 20yr PPA. The project includes 7mi of OH transmission line and a 17mi, 161kV tie-line to the Goshen substation. Photograph courtesy of Ridgeline Energy LLC Posted 4 Dec 2010	Idaho Wind Project Location: ID Operator: Exergy Development Group LLC Configuration: 122 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2011 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy EPC: Fagen Quick facts: The Idaho Wind Project is built on 10 sites near Hagerman and Burley. On 29 Jun 2010, GE Energy Financial Services, took a majority stake in the project. Exergy and Reunion Power are other owners. Photograph by Ilene Ferrell and courtesy of GE Energy Financial Services Posted 15 May 2011
Kit Carson Location: CO Operator: Duke Energy Configuration: 34 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2010 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy EPC: Wanzek Quick facts: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is buying the output from this wind farm. The 6,000ac site is northwest of Burlington, in Kit Carson County in east-central Colorado. Photograph courtesy of Duke Energy Posted 23 Jan 2011	Milford-I Location: UT Operator: First Wind LLC Configuration: 58 X Liberty 2.5, 39 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2009 WTG supplier: Clipper, GE Wind Energy EPC: RMT Inc Quick facts: The first phase of the Milford Wind Corridor project was opened on 10 Nov 2009 in Millard and Beaver counties. $376mn in construction financing was secured by lead arranger RBS working with joint lead arrangers Banco Espirito Santo, Banco Santander, BNP Paribas, CoBank, HSH Nordbank, KeyBank, Société Générale, and Credit Suisse. First Wind has a 20yrPPA with Southern California Public Power Authority on behalf of LADWP and the cities of Burbank and Pasadena. Power is delivered via an 88mi transmission line to Intermountain power station in Delta, UT. Photograph courtesy of First Wind Posted 14 Nov 2009	Spanish Fork Canyon Location: UT Operator: Wasatch Wind LLC Configuration: 9 X 2.1-MW S88 Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: Suzlon Quick facts: This project was built on land owned by Spanish Fork City and Strawberry Water Users Association plus a gravel pit owned by a private land holder. The site is connected though a 49kV line to the Spanish Fork Substation where the power is then provided to Rocky Mountain Power under a fixed-price, 20yr PPA. Each machine cost about $3mn. Photograph courtesy of Suzlon Posted 17 Aug 2009

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