The Milford Wind Corridor Project, also called Milford Wind, is a 306 megawatt (MW) wind farm spanning Beaver and Millard County north of Milford, Utah. It became the state's largest wind facility when the first phase was completed in 2009. The electricity is being sold to the Southern California Public Power Authority.
Project details The project was developed and financed in two phases by First Wind. Construction began in November 2008.
The first phase had a posted capacity of 204 MW with 97 wind turbines, including 58 Clipper Liberty 2.5-MW wind turbines and 39 GE Energy 1.5-MW turbines. It went online in November 2009 and supported more than 300 development and construction jobs. First Wind spent about US$30 million with Utah-based businesses developing and building the first phase of the project. Another $50 million was spent statewide on items such as wages and taxes.
A second phase of the project began in July 2010 and foundations were poured in October. The expansion adds another 68 GE 1.5-MW turbines for a total of an additional 102 MW. On 9 May 2011 the company announced that Phase II was online.
There is a proposal to build a third phase located 45 miles south of Delta, Utah with up to 300 wind turbines.
The 240 MW Escalante Solar Project went online in September 2016, located southwest of Milford Wind.
First Wind was acquired by SunEdison in November 2014.
Electricity production +Milford Wind Corridor Electricity Generation (MW·h) Year Milford Wind 1(204 MW Unit) Milford Wind 2(102 MW Unit) Total Annual MW·h 2010 400,751 - 400,751 2011 414,420 110,991* 525,411 2012 457,145 206,775 663,920 2013 338,529 155,246 493,775 2014 415,968 199,197 615,165 2015 392,419 187,583 580,002 2016 455,189 214,357 669,546 2017 442,501 212,006 654,507 2018 394,366 197,100 591,466 2019 401,083 200,272 601,355Average Annual Production (years 2012-2019) ---> 608,717 (*) partial year of operation
See also
List of wind farms Wind power in Utah Wind power in the United States
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