CHUGWATER ENERGY PROJECT
About the Project
The Chugwater Energy Project is an innovative wind, solar and battery storage project proposed for Platte County, Wyoming. It will consist of Chugwater Wind, LLC and Chugwater Energy Center, LLC. Chugwater Wind will have a capacity of up to 300 megawatts of clean, renewable, American-made wind energy. Chugwater Energy Center will have the capacity of 150 megawatts of solar energy, combined with 150 megawatts of battery energy storage. When the project is complete, it will have a combined capacity of approximately 600 megawatts of homegrown energy.
Chugwater Wind and Chugwater Energy Center are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the country’s largest energy infrastructure developer.
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Chugwater Energy Project
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HEALTH
When properly sited, wind turbines are a safe and effective means of generating electricity.
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
Wind energy has among the least environmental impacts of any form of electric generation.
ENVIRONMENT
PROPERTY VALUE
Multiple studies have found wind projects have no significant long-term impacts on property values.
PROPERTY VALUE
DECOMMISSIONING
Decommissioning is the process of removing all wind turbines and returning the land to its original condition.
DECOMMISSIONING
*Estimated over first 30 years of the project. All figures are estimated and subject to change.