Renewable energy
Our pioneering commitment to renewable energy began in the early 1980s with a demonstration wind project on the southern Oregon coast, followed by an experimental utility-scale wind project in Wyoming in the 1990s.
PacifiCorp and our research partners are conducting a study to evaluate the effects of painting a single wind turbine blade in black to reduce collision risks to birds flying near wind turbines.
Renewable generation from company-owned and contracted wind, solar and geothermal facilities represents an important and growing segment of our resource mix.
Renewable energy facilities
Wyoming
Foote Creek I, III, IV
Wind
Foote Creek I, III and IV
Foote Creek I, III and IV facilities are located in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Foote Creek I was the company's first wind facility and the first utility-scale wind project in Wyoming. The 41.4-megawatt project was commissioned in 1999 as part of a jointly owned demonstration project. Turbines at Foote Creek I were upgraded (repowered) in 2021.
Foote Creek III and IV were completed in 2023 for an additional 42 MW.
