Berkshire subsidiary on renewable energy push across the West [View all]

Wind and the sun will be powering more of the American West in coming years as a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary takes advantage of federal tax credits that encourage renewable energy to take the place of coal-generated power.

PacifiCorp, a division of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, issued a three-year, $3.5 billion plan for its renewable energy system from Wyoming to California.

The six-state plan will add 900 megawatts of capacity by upgrading generators with larger blades and new technology, build a 140-mile-long power line in Wyoming and add 1,100 megawatts of new wind projects.

For comparison, that’s more than the Omaha Public Power District’s total generating capability.

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