Coconino County is uniquely positioned to hold the largest wind and solar complex in the United States with a potential 2.8-gigawatt portfolio. Based on the annual electricity produced by the proposed and planned turbines and panels, Quantum Energy consultants say the Babbitt Ranches renewable energy complex could generate $1.8 billion per year in net benefits, as well as save nearly 10,000 years of life through reducing air pollutant emissions every year. “This is equivalent to 2,000 people … [Read more...] about The Value of 2.8 Gigawatts in Renewable Energy
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Construction Underway on Babbitt Ranch Energy Center North of Flagstaff
With a passion to move the state forward with renewable energy while protecting open space, creating jobs, boosting the Northern Arizona economy and planning for generations of Arizonans to come, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, SRP, Babbitt Ranches and the Arizona State Land Department have announced that construction is underway for the Babbitt Ranch Energy Center. The 161-megawatt (MW) wind project, featuring 50 wind turbines across 669 acres on the CO Bar Ranch about 25 miles north of … [Read more...] about Construction Underway on Babbitt Ranch Energy Center North of Flagstaff
