County leaders chide Rocky Mountain Power for putting wind project in Wyoming instead of rural Utah

(Brian Maffly | Tribune file photo) Latigo Wind Park, a new 27-turbine power-generating project outside Monticello, provides nearly 62 megawatt of electricity to Rocky Mountain Power. Commissioners in some rural Utah counties are upset over the utility’s recent decision to build a $3.5 billion wind farm project in Wyoming, while many rural Utah communities are struggling for jobs and economic development.

County leaders chide Rocky Mountain Power for putting wind project in Wyoming instead of rural Utah

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