PacifiCorp Sweetwater Project

PacifiCorp had planned to build a coal gasification and carbon sequestration demonstration project at the same site as its Jim Bridger Unit 5. The project was a partnership with the state of Wyoming; PacifiCorp was selected by the state Infrastructure Authority in April 2007, out of 17 companies that had presented IGCC proposals to the state.

On Dec. 6, 2007, PacifiCorp announced that it was no longer pursuing this project, or the Jim Bridger 5 project, due to “the time frame and the uncertainty around coal, based on climate change issues.”

Project Details
Sponsor: PacifiCorp Location: Sweetwater County, WY Capacity: 450 MW Type: IGCC Status: Cancelled (12/07)

Financing

 * Citigroup
 * Credit Suisse
 * Wells Fargo

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