Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

INTERCONNECTING UTILITY:

MISO Interconnection at American Transmission Company’s Cypress Substation

RMT'S ROLE:

• Engineering, procurement, and construction of civil and electrical system BOP
• Construction of 20 miles of access roads, 5 acres of laydown yard, 10,000 feet of directional boring, 250,000 feet of underground collector trenches
• Spread-footer foundations, poured in-place concrete construction with steel reinforcement
• 345 kV/34.5 kV substation and interconnection
• Construction of operations and maintenance building
• Fiber optics communication and SCADA network

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Successfully managed construction and equipment delivery logistics throughout harsh Wisconsin winter weather conditions
• Satisfied a first-time wind farm utility customer in a highly regulated arena
• Provided ongoing energy, environmental, and economic benefits:
  • Generates enough electricity to power approximately 38,100 homes annually
  • Offsets the combustion of approximately 198,000 tons of coal per year, which reduces the equivalent of 261,000 tons of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere annually
  • Creates additional income from tax revenues, benefi ting both local and state coffers
  • Provides income to local landowners through annual lease payments