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Wyoming’s first large solar farm edges forward

Wyoming’s first large solar farm may come to Green River soon. The proposed 80-megawatt farm moved forward Tuesday with the release of an environmental assessment of the project by the Bureau of Land Management.

The Sweetwater Solar Energy Project would be the first utility-scale solar project on Bureau of Land Management land in the state. It would lie about 10 miles outside of Green River on both sides of State Highway 372.

The 80-megawatt farm would have the capacity to power about 17,000 homes and cover about one square mile of public land. During a six-month construction phase, the project would create about 150 jobs. Tax revenue from the farm is estimated at $421,200 for Sweetwater County and about $600,000 for the state, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

Heather Richards 307-266-0592, [email protected]

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