The Milford Wind Corridor project located in Millard and Beaver counties is the first wind energy facility permitted under the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wind Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Western US states.
The Milford Wind Corridor currently has 97 wind turbines commercially operating in the 204 MW first phase of the project which went online November 2009. The project became operational only a year after breaking ground and to date has created more than 250 development and construction jobs. The Milford Wind Corridor project has produced more than $85 million in economic benefits to Utah.
Paul Gaynor, CEO of First Wind said “We are honored to have Secretary Salazar visit our Milford Wind project, which is not only the largest wind project in the state of Utah, but also the largest project that First Wind has undertaken to date. The project was made possible through the tremendous support of numerous parties including the Department, state and local officials and the people of Millard and Beaver counties. For this reason it is very gratifying," said Gaynor, "to provide the Secretary and his staff a first-hand look at this very successful renewable energy project.”
The first phase of the Milford Wind Corridor has the capacity to generate clean, renewable energy to power about 45,000 homes per year. Power from the project is being purchased by the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), on behalf of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the cities of Burbank and Pasadena.
First Wind is an independent wind energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind projects in the United States with the capacity to generate up to 504 megawatts of power.
For more information, go to www.milfordwind.com
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