With latest OK, PacifiCorp moves ahead with wind, transmission additions

摘要

With the last necessary state-level regulatory approvals it needed now in hand, PacifiCorp said it will move forward in building 1,150 MW of wind projects and a high-voltage transmission line in Wyoming. The utility's goal is to complete the three wind projects in 2020 to realize the full benefit of production tax credits. The new projects will increase the amount of owned and contracted wind capacity on PacifiCorp's system by more than 60%, the utility said in a July 23 news release. Pending acquisition of remaining rights of way, receipt of permits, and execution of final contracts, construction on the projects is expected to start in 2019.