A massive Wyoming wind project that would send electricity west has gotten approval for an important part of its plan. The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that key infrastructure components of the proposed Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Project have cleared environmental review: a road, a rail facility, and a rock quarry. Heather Schultz, the project manager from Wyoming’s Bureau of Land Management, said these elements will be vital for building and operating the wind farm.
“This is significant from the standpoint, this does say we’re really close to being able to break the ground."
Schultz believes that could happen as early as this summer. But final approval is still in-process for the wind turbines and transmission lines. If it is ultimately built, the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Project would be the largest in North America.
