Xcel Energy was granted final approval for development of a 600-MW wind farm on the eastern plans of Colorado.
The Rush Creek Wind Project, with two generation sites and a 90-mile high-voltage transmission line tying into Xcel’s electric system, would be one of Colorado’s largest wind farms.
Plans for Rush Creek include 300 turbines on 116,000 acres in Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties. Construction will begin in 2017 with operations slated for late 2018.
