Already a significant wind power player in the Cowboy State, Duke Energy wants to build a new 200 megawatt wind farm northeast of Glenrock. The company has been collecting wind data in the area for the last two years, and the results show an abundant and proven wind potential.

During the same time period, Duke has acquired Tierra Energy and Catamount Energy wind generation projects, further cementing its leadership position in renewable energy development in Wyoming.

With an estimated cost of $400,000,000, the development dubbed “Top of the World Windpower Project” will  comprise roughly 17,000 acres of land when completed.  The location near Glenrock means the wind farm will have access to existing transmission lines.

Depending on Duke’s choice of turbines, the wind farm could end up with 133 GE 1.5 MW units or 110 Siemens units. Once completed, the 200 MW wind farm will be able to supply electricity to 50,000 to 60,000 average homes annually, according to the energy giant.

All that said, whether the project gets off the ground depends on whether Duke Energy is able to sign a long-term power purchase agreement with a power company. Until then, the wind farm will remaining a “tentative developmental project.”