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Studies: Wyoming and Colorado benefit by combining wind power
Wyoming and Colorado would benefit by combining their wind energy resources, studies released Monday by the University of Wyoming and a national research laboratory show.
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Zephyr line announces route, open houses
Before launching into federal permitting later this year, the company behind the 850-mile Zephyr Power Transmission Project is exploring public response with a series of open houses along the proposed route, officially announced Wednesday. Read the article by the Wyoming Business Report website.
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Zephyr power line to thread southeastern Wyoming
A high-voltage transmission line that could transport 3,000 megawatts of Wyoming wind power to Nevada will cut through about 150 miles of southeastern Wyoming, according to a proposal announced Wednesday.
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DATC announces public open houses for Zephyr Power Transmission Project
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke-American Transmission Co. is hosting a series of open houses to seek public feedback on its proposed route for the Zephyr Power Transmission Project, an approximately 850-mile transmission line that would deliver wind energy generated in eastern Wyoming to population centers in the southwestern U.S. As proposed, the Zephyr project will begin […]
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DATC to purchase interest in California’s Path 15 transmission line
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke-American Transmission Co. (DATC) has reached an agreement to purchase Atlantic Power Corporation’s interest in the Path 15 transmission project, an existing 84-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line in central California. “Path 15, which connects the transmission grids between northern and southern California, plays an important role in maintaining regional electric system reliability and […]
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Company plans to unveil Wyoming-Nevada transmission line plan in March
The company planning a $3.5 billion transmission line between Wyoming and Nevada expects to choose a preferred route next month.
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Wind energy top source for new generation in 2012; American wind power installed new record of 13,124 MW
The U.S. wind energy industry had its strongest year ever in 2012, the American Wind Energy Association announced today
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UW Study confirms how Wyoming wind energy complements and benefits California
A new study shows that incorporating Wyoming wind energy into California’s electricity system would both reduce system volatility and the need to supplement California renewables with dispatchable generation…
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Zephyr Power Transmission to seek EIS contractor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Zephyr Power Transmission, LLC (“Zephyr”) will be soliciting bids from potential contractors to prepare an Environmental Impact Study at the direction of the Bureau of Land Management in response to a right of way application for the Zephyr Power Transmission Project. Interested parties should contact Zephyr by email prior to January 1, […]
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DATC project to deliver Wyoming wind power to California and southwestern United States
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke-American Transmission Co. has acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project and will continue the design and development of the proposed 950-mile transmission line that would deliver wind energy generated in eastern Wyoming to California and the southwestern United States.
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