Rocky Mountain Power finalizes projects for augmentation

Rocky Mountain Power has finalized four new wind projects to fulfill plans to significantly augment the amount of wind energy catering to customers by 2020.

Four projects set to expand Rocky Mountain Power’s owned and contracted wind power by more than 60% and add enough new wind energy to power 450,000 average homes.

The four selected projects are:

A 400 MW wind project in Converse County, Wyoming, which will be built by NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, with half of the project owned by PacifiCorp, and half of the project owned and delivered by NextEra under a Power Purchase Agreement.

A 161 MW wind project in Uinta County, Wyoming, which will be built by Invenergy, LLC, and owned and operated by PacifiCorp.

A 500 MW wind project in Carbon and Albany Counties, Wyoming, which will be built, owned and operated by PacifiCorp.

A 250 MW wind project in Carbon County, Wyoming, which will be built, owned and operated by PacifiCorp.

Cindy A. Crane, Rocky Mountain Power President and CEO said “The new wind projects are part of the company’s Energy Vision 2020 initiative, which will significantly expand the company’s Wyoming wind fleet and benefit the state and local economies.”

The projects are also expected to: Create between 1,100 and 1,600 construction jobs in Wyoming and more than 200 full-time positions, Add approximately $120 million in tax revenue from construction; and Bring significant post-construction annual tax revenues starting at approximately $11 million in 2021 and growing to $14 million annually by 2024.