Milford Wind Corridor Phase I
First Wind
INTERCONNECTING UTILITY:
Intermountain Power Project Substation
RMT'S ROLE:
- Engineering design, procurement, and construction of civil and electrical system BOP
- Self-perform construction of 25 miles of access roads, crane pads, crane paths, and associated infrastructure
- Design and self-perform construction of spread-footer foundations
- 34.5/345-kV substation and interconnect switchyard
- Fast-track self-perform erection and mechanical completion of 97 GE and Clipper wind turbine generators
- Installation of 88 miles of 345-kV overhead transmission line
- Construction of 15,000 SF operations and maintenance buildings
- Fiber optics communication and SCADA network
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Project was completed six weeks ahead of schedule
- First utility–scale wind farm in Utah
- Milford Wind Corridor I has the capacity to generate enough electricity to power approximately 60,000 homes annually
- Project team worked closely with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to complete the project with no appreciable compliance issues
- RMT's project team supported the local community by employing over 100 local citizens and patronizing dozens of local businesses
- RMT facilitated interim financing to expedite the project start
- Milford Wind Corridor I will offset the combustion of approximately 275,000 tons of coal per year, which will reduce the equivalent of 360,000 tons of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere annually
