Big wind farm (500 MW) planned near Flagstaff

Big wind farm planned near Flagstaff

By Cyndy Cole
The Arizona Daily Sun
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.06.2009

Developers are proposing to build a major wind farm on a cattle ranch 22 miles southeast of Flagstaff.

Foresight Wind Energy is proposing to install 130 to 330 large turbines on the Flying M Ranch east of Mormon Lake and tie into federally owned power lines. In all, the project could cover 55 square miles, and if fully built-out, provide the equivalent of 500 megawatts of electricity. About 100 megawatts would power half of Flagstaff — or 25,000 to 30,000 homes in the Southwest.

A 500-megawatt project would power 125,000 homes.

If approved and built, it would be the second major wind farm in the state, following a large array covering about 15 miles of ranch land between Holbrook and Heber.

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