Crossing Trails Wind Farm
Tuesday 1, September 2020
Installed capacity of 104-megawatts
Project overview
Crossing Trails Wind Farm is located 20 miles south of Seibert, Colorado, on the border of Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties. The project is sited on a combination of pasture and wheat fields and provides landowners with a stable, weather-resistant cash crop through lease payments with minimal impact on current land-use.
Economic benefits
Crossing Trails Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Crossing Trails Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$6.5+ million
Total project impact
$282,000+
Paid to local governments
$2.9+ million
Paid to landowners
$3.3+ million
Spent locally
Job creation
69 construction jobs and 6 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Crossing Trails helps strengthens energy security for the state of Colorado and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.
Wind energy and land use
Wind energy and land use
Wind turbines have a limited footprint, leaving 98% of the project’s leased land available for farming, or wildlife habitat.
Wind energy and American manufacturing
Wind energy and American manufacturing
450+ American factories produce parts and materials for the U.S. wind industry, which employs 130,000+ Americans.
184 million gallons of water saved each year
Crossing Trails saves more than 184 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.
Contact us
Crossing Trails Wind Farm
Operations & Maintenance Office
902 County Road 16
Seibert, CO 80834
CrossingTrailsWindFarm@edpr.com
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