As part of its Energy Vision 2020 initiative, Rocky Mountain Power is looking to significantly expand the amount of wind-generated power in its portfolio.
Not only does Wyoming produce a lot of coal and other resources for the rest of the US. But it turns out that we use also consume a lot of the energy too.
The plan, totaling some $3.5 billion, will involve significant upgrades to existing wind plants, construction of a 140 miles of transmission line in Wyoming and adding up to 1,100 megawatts of new wind projects -- primarily in Wyoming -- by the end of 2020.
When operational, the project will be capable of generating up to 3,000 megawatts of power -- enough to power nearly one million homes, according to a BLM news release.
“Building fossil energy-based, world-class research programs that focus upon sustaining a prosperous future for Wyoming oil, gas and coal cannot be achieved alone,” Horner adds.