Rural Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power: Foote Creek Rim Projects
Summary
- Analysis of the Foote Creek Rim projects by SeaWest
- Findings:
- Wind power projects provide economic benefit to the local community through an increase in higher-than-average-wage jobs, employment diversification, increased property/sales tax revenues, low demand on local government services, and landowner benefits.
- Gradual growth over time provides stabilizing effect on farming and ranching industries.
Citation: Rural Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power: Foote Creek Rim Projects (PDF 348 KB) Download Adobe Acrobat
Author(s): Mike Azeka for SeaWest WindPower
Report Date: 2002
Project Size: 84.8 MW
Number of Turbines: 133
Location: Carbon County , WY
Geographic Scope: Carbon County, WY
Turbine Ownership: SeaWest WindPower
Type of Study: Post-project
Timeframe of Data: 1997-2000?
Model: n/a
Data Sources:
Assumptions:
Special Considerations: 85% of the development on private land, 15% on Bureau of Land Management land. 5% sales tax on turbines. Real property tax revenues increase slightly over time.
| Jobs | Construction | Operations (jobs/year) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 18 (full time) | ||
| Indirect | 9 (full time) | ||
| Induced | |||
| Total | |||
| Jobs/MW |
| Income | Construction | Operations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | |||
| Indirect | |||
| Induced | |||
| Total |
| Taxes | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local/State | |||
| Income | |||
| Property | $9,433,000 (over 20 years) | ||
| Sales | $4,130,000 | ||
| Total | $13,563,000 |
Developer Incentives:
Lease Payments: $5,400,000 over 20 years
Other Remuneration:
Conclusion: