Renewable energy development company enXco’s Desert Claim wind power project would generate $17.3m economic activity within first year, according to report
9th March 2009
Renewable energy developer enXco’s Desert Claim Wind Power project would generate total economic activity of up to $17.3m in Kittitas County, US during the year it is being built, a Central Washington University study estimates.
The proposed Desert Claim wind farm in the US state of Washington is located on 5,200 acres of rural land crossed by three major transmission lines. enXco submitted a revised application to the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) last month. The facility has a proposed 95 turbines and 190MW of power generating capacity.
Once completed and in operation, Desert Claim would generate $2.8m in total economic activity in the county, the study also estimated. Total economic activity represents the dollar volume of local transactions due to Desert Claim, said Richard Mack, a CWU economics professor and the study’s lead researcher.
‘Our study shows that throughout Ellensburg and Kittitas County, you would see benefits in new jobs, income and tax revenues because of Desert Claim,’ said Mack. ‘It would literally serve as a privately funded economic stimulus for our businesses and workers, one that should be especially welcome in today’s difficult times.’
enXco currently projects its total investment to complete Desert Claim at more than $330m.
enXco develops, constructs, operates and manages renewable energy projects throughout the US.
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