Proposed Largest US Wind Farm Passes Environmental Study
The second environmental assessment for what may become the nation’s largest wind farm has been released by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, along with a so-called draft finding of no new significant impact. The design consists of 1,000 wind turbines in Carbon County, Wyo., to be constructed in two phases at an estimated $5-billion cost. If both stages are completed, it would bring the capacity to 3000 MW. A 725-mile, $4-billion transmission line is planned by Transwest Express LLC to deliver the power to a hub near Las Vegas for transmission to markets in the western U.S.