The April 15 print issue of ENR Mountain States will include a list of some of the largest new projects that broke ground in our seven-state region last year. We have been seeking projects that started actual construction between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023 and welcome your submissions.

Our sources include information from Dodge Data & Analytics, surveys from individual firms and other industry reports. The projects can be located in any of the Mountain states—Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and the Dakotas—and represent any type of construction, from pipelines, heavy-highway and infrastructure work to new building projects and renovations. 

If you have a big project that broke ground last year within the region and think it should be included on our list, please e-mail me the details, including the project name, location, dollar amount, date started, contractor, owner, design firm and scheduled completion, at sewardj@enr.com or call me at 303-999-6414.

Here are just a few of the largest projects that got underway in the Mountain States in 2023:

  • Micron Microchip Fabrication Building, Boise, $7.5 billion
  • Transwest Transmission Project, Laramie, Wyo., $3.5 billion
  • Xcel Colorado Power Pathway Transmission Line, Platteville, Colo., $2 billion
  • Faraday Solar – Battery Storage 683 MW, Elberta, Utah, $1.3 billion
  • Cape Station Geothermal Energy Project, Utah, $800 million
  • Rock Creek Wind Project I & II, Laramie, Wyo., $737.5 million
  • CO/DOT: I-70 Floyd Hill to Veterans Memorial Tunnels, Georgetown, Colo., $700 million
  • Boswell Springs Wind Farm 330 MW, Rock River, Wyo., $576 million
  • Agilent Technologies Project Endeavor, Frederick, Colo., $525 million
  • Entegris Manufacturing Plant Phase 1, Colorado Springs, $300 million
  • Pleasant Valley Solar 200 MW, Pleasant Valley, Idaho, $225.3 million
  • Energy and Materials Research Facility, Golden, Colo., $205 million

In addition to a more complete list of the region's top starts, the April issue will also feature stories about the ENR Mountain States Owner of the Year for Colorado, Wyoming and the Dakotas, and the Owner of the Year for the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho, Montana).