PCW, progress and delays

The Power Company of Wyoming (PCW) hoped to begin construction of the Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind farm (CCSM) in the fourth quarter of 2014.

This is no longer a realistic start date.

“As part of the permitting you have to put a stake in the ground,” said Kara Choquette, Communications Director for PCW.

A new extension of the Carbon County conditional use permit for the wind farm states the project must begin before October 2, 2015.

Why does PCW need more time? The answer seems to be that the permitting process takes a long time and a large part of it is out of the company’s hands.

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