The Project site spans approximately 21,500 acres of privately held land and consists of approximately 100 wind turbines for an installed capacity of 330 megawatts (MW), with an expected power generation of approximately 1,160 gigawatt-hours/year.

The Project connects into the PacifiCorp power grid at the PacifiCorp Freezeout Substation in Carbon County, WY, approximately 34.5 miles west of the generating facility via the Last Mile Transmission Project.

Construction of the Last Mile Transmission Project began in January 2023 and works on the Boswell Springs Wind Project have been underway since June 2023 with commercial operation reached in Q4 of 2024 for an initial term of 30 years.

Community Benefits

Being a good neighbor is a priority for Innergex. We have a long and successful track record of developing and operating high-quality, environmentally responsible, and socially acceptable renewable energy projects across the USA and around the world. Moreover, Innergex intends to be the long-term owner and operator of the Project and having a good relationship with the community is imperative.

Over the life of the Project, Boswell Springs will make major direct and indirect contributions to the local community. When developing a project, Innergex believes in maximizing local benefits, such as giving preference to hiring local people, consultants, businesses, and contractors. Over the 17-month construction period, 150-200 full-time equivalent jobs were filled, and approximately 10 full-time employees will remain during operations.

In addition to construction and employment expenditures, the Boswell Springs Wind Project is expected to contribute approximately $79M in Property Tax, $34M in Wind Generation Tax, and at least $19M in Sales and Use Tax during the 30-year lifespan of the Project, directly benefiting local schools, health districts, conservation districts, and other county facilities and tax districts. Impact assistance payments will be distributed to the communities of Rock River, Laramie, Medicine Bow, Hanna, and Elk Mountain throughout the construction period.

Environment and Permitting

Innergex’s facilities are developed and operated with adherence to environmental guidance and regulations from agencies, development codes, and best practices. A series of studies and surveys on environmental resources were conducted over multiple years, including but not limited to birds, plants, animals, cultural resources, and socioeconomics to understand project constraints and setbacks to make more informed decisions to minimize, mitigate or avoid environmental impacts.

Various required federal, state, and local permits have been received for the project. Additional required surveys have been completed following detailed design and prior to construction start.

About the Wind Facility

The Boswell Springs Wind facility has a capacity of approximately 330 MW, producing 1,160 gigawatt-hours annually which is enough energy to power the equivalent of 113,000 Wyoming households, and is located on privately held land which is largely undeveloped and mainly used for cattle ranching; while the Project area is approximately 21,500 acres, the actual footprint of the project uses a small fraction of that land, allowing the tradition of ranching to continue on the land. The facilityconsists of wind turbine generators and related interconnection facilities. These turbines roughly form 10 rows aligned north-south.

Boswell Springs Wind Facility and Last Mile Transmission

Downloads

Boswell Springs Wind Project Brochure

Contact

Please contact us if you have any questions or comments: BoswellSprings@innergex.com