Secretary Salazar Keynotes Arizona's First Commercial Scale Wind Energy Development

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar lauded on Monday the public-private partnership that developed the Dry Lake Wind Power Project that now feeds clean, renewable energy to homes and businesses in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. The Dry Lake Wind Power Project is located on a combination of the public lands managed by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Trust Lands, and private lands on the Rocking Chair Ranch in Navajo County. Phase I will generate 64 megawatts of wind energy with 30 wind turbines. When fully constructed, the project could provide up to 378 megawatts of wind energy from 100 to 200 turbines.

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-D) and Martin Mugica, Executive Vice President, Renewables, Iberdrola Renewables.

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    Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-D), Secretary Salazar, Kevin Devlin, Iberdrola Renewables and Martin Mugica, Executive Vice President, Renewables, Iberdrola Renewables go to get a closer look at the wind turbines.

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    Martin Mugica, Executive Vice President, Renewables, Iberdrola Renewables, Kevin Devlin, Iberdrola Renewables, Secretary Salazar and Rich Glick, Iberdrola Renewables. The project now supplies clean renewable energy to the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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    “We stand here today, united in our belief that wind energy will play a role in both Arizona's and our Nation's green energy future,” said Salazar, who noted that Arizona has set statewide renewable energy goals.

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    Secretary Salazar and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick stand in front of one of the 30 turbines that make up phase I of the Dry Lake Wind Power Project.

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