Project Overview

The Rail Tie Wind Project (Project) is a proposed utility-scale wind energy facility under development by ConnectGen Albany County LLC. The Project would be located in southeastern Albany County, Wyoming, and the Project Area would encompass approximately 26,000 acres of ranchland on private and Wyoming State Lands located near Tie Siding, Wyoming. No federally managed lands are located within the Project Area. The Project would have a generating capacity of up to 504 megawatts of renewable wind energy.

Between 84 and 149 turbines would be included in the Project. The total number of wind turbines would depend on the turbine model selected and final design. ConnectGen is currently considering several turbine models with capacities between 3 MW and 6 MW each. Regardless of the turbine model selected, turbines would be sited within 1,000-foot siting corridors. In addition to the turbines, the proposed Project would include access roads, collection lines, substations, control buildings, a meteorological tower, and other related infrastructure. If WAPA decides to approve the interconnection request after the environmental process is complete, WAPA would construct, own, operate and maintain a connection with the existing transmission line and a switchyard to control power flow onto the existing line.