Biggest U.S. Wind Nears Go In Oklahoma

Nation's Largest Wind Farm Coming to Oklahoma

February 22, 2018 (EcoWatch)

“The Wind Catcher Energy Connection project, which includes a massive 800-turbine wind farm under construction in the Oklahoma panhandle, is getting closer to lift-off…Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of major utility American Electric Power, [just announced] a settlement with various parties, including Walmart, allowing the $4.5 billion project to move forward…SWEPCO agreed to provide a number of guarantees, including a cap on construction costs, qualification for 100 percent of the federal Production Tax Credits, minimum annual production from the project, and others…The project is subject to approval by utility commissions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…Wind Catcher is expected to deliver wind energy to customers in the four states by the end of 2020…The 2,000-megawatt facility [will be the largest single-site wind farm in the U.S. and will also involve] building a 360-mile extra high-voltage 765 kilovolt power line to connect two new substations, one located at the wind facility and a second near Tulsa, Oklahoma…” click here for more

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