Previously permitted wind farm blows back around

A local wind farm project that received a permit from Carbon County 14 years ago and was never developed could be revived.

The Cheyenne-based renewable-resource energy company Terra Moya Aqua Global Wind first obtained a conditional-use permit for the wind farm project, which was proposed for Simpson Ridge, located just east of Rawlins. Although the project never broke ground, Carbon County officials say the permit issued back then is still good.

“Back in 1999, this county issued a conditional use permit for a wind energy project on Simpson Ridge,” said Mike Kelly, deputy attorney for C...