First Wind Gets Utah Started On Wind Energy Opportunities
The Milford Wind Corridor, a First Wind Milford project, is a 203.5 megawatt wind farm with a total investment of $86 million. The project paved the way for hundreds of job opportunities as well as energy security to Milford region. The First Wind farm is built with 97 First Wind turbines, and is primarily in charge of producing electricity for the Southern California Public Power Authority under a 20-year purchasing power agreement. The Milford wind farm has a capacity to power 45,000 homes annually and was able to generate 250 employment opportunities for residents in the area.
The project is just one among many renewable energy possibilities for Utah. Aside from the First Wind Milford project, the wind farm in Spanish Fork had jumpstarted the wind energy sector in Utah in 2008. Non-profit organization Utah Clean Energy assessed the effect of lessening energy use by 20 percent and sourcing the 20 percent remaining electricity requirement from renewable energy sources by year 2020.
According to the group, Utah can get as much as $310 million per year and generate 7,000 green collar jobs if the western state maximizes use of its renewable energy capacity, most especially its wind power.
In their report called Building the Clean Energy Economy, the group stated that a Utah