Buffett Utility Goes Big On Wind
PacifiCorp plans big investments in Wyoming wind energy
Tom Sickinger, April 4, 2017 (The Oregonian via OregonLive)
“[The Warren Buffet-owned PacifiCorp’s new long-term resource plan] leans heavily on near-term investments in renewable energy - mostly Wyoming wind power -- to meet customers' energy needs during the next two decades…The initial $3.5 billion expansion plan would take place during the next four years. It includes ‘re-powering’ about 900 megawatts of its existing wind turbines in Wyoming, effectively renewing its existing renewables by replacing the blades and using more efficient hub technology to increase the turbines' energy output in various wind conditions...The utility also is looking to build or enter power purchase agreements for an additional 1,100 megawatts of wind energy, mostly in Wyoming, where the wind blows more reliably…And it plans to build a 140-mile transmission line there to accommodate the new and repowered resources…” click here for more
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