Exergy Development Group

Fossil Gulch Wind Park

Fossil Gulch was Idaho’s first utility-scale wind park. Based on the vision and execution of this initiative, Exergy received the “Carpe Ventum” award from the US Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America program.

Year Completed  2005 
Location  Twin Falls County near Hagerman, Idaho 
Rated Capacity  10.5 MW (equivalent to 2,300 homes powered annually) 
Number of Turbines 
Turbine Technology  GE 1.5 MW Turbines 
Power Off-Taker  Idaho Power 
Construction Jobs 30 
Permanent Jobs
Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions  19,000 tons eCO2 per year (equivalent to taking 3,300 cars off the road annually)