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$4- to $6-billion Wyoming wind farm proposed by Anschutz Corp.

Anschutz Corp. has wind farm in the works

The near-constant wind whipping across the rugged hills and ridges of southern Wyoming could soon power one of the world’s largest wind farms.

Power Company of Wyoming, an affiliate of Denver-based Anschutz Corp., wants to build 1,000 wind turbines, starting a few miles south of Rawlins, and a power line that could export the electricity to the desert Southwest.

At a projected cost of $4- to $6-billion for the wind farm alone, the proposal is the biggest of Wyoming’s burgeoning wind industry.

Power Company President Bill Miller said it only makes sense to pursue a project that’s big enough to deliver cost-competitive energy to consumers.

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/05/25/news/wyoming/25-anschutz.txt

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