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About Invenergy
Invenergy is proud to be an American company and full-service sustainable energy solutions provider. As a leading independent American energy company, we develop, build and operate wind, solar and natural gas power generation, transmission infrastructure, and storage solutions worldwide. Today, Invenergy-developed projects power 9 million homes with affordable, domestically produced power.
Yes. Invenergy employs over 60 Oklahomans across the state and has local offices in Guymon, Enid, Aline, Lahoma, Bristow, and Thomas.
Invenergy developed one of the first wind farms in Oklahoma, Centennial Wind farm, in Harper County. Invenergy also developed and operates the North Central Energy Facilities. With a combined total of 1,484 megawatts of nameplate capacity, the North Central Energy Facilities produces enough electricity to power nearly 440,000 homes.
Today Invenergy is advancing wind, solar, and transmission projects in the state that can play important roles providing affordable, reliable and clean electricity for Oklahoma families and businesses.
Invenergy believes energy diversity is essential for providing economic stability and affordable, reliable energy for our communities. Invenergy was a pioneer in the U.S. wind energy market and today is the largest independent renewable power generation company in North America. We have an extensive wind and solar energy portfolio in operation, construction and under contract. To date, we have successfully developed more than 200 renewable and natural gas-fueled power generation projects, totaling more than 30,000 megawatts. This includes 110 wind projects and 50 solar projects.
Invenergy has successfully completed more than 200 large-scale power projects that are currently operating around the world. In connecting these projects to market and through development of dedicated transmission assets, Invenergy has successfully developed over 4,000 linear miles of transmission and collection line infrastructure.
Invenergy is not a public utility company, but some of our projects are recognized by public utilities by the states they are located in, and we often partner with public utilities on our projects. Invenergy develops, builds and operates energy projects – like wind, solar, and natural gas energy generation projects and transmission infrastructure. We partner with public utilities to deliver low–cost, reliable power to millions of Americans.
Invenergy has a strong commitment to the home communities where our employees and our projects are located. We are a part of these communities. Invenergy is committed to volunteering, donating to local organizations, and supporting events that benefit our community. Invenergy invests over $400 million annually in the home communities where our projects are located. Invenergy made over $135,000 in Charitable and Community Goodwill donations in Oklahoma in 2022.
About Cimarron Link
Cimarron Link is an electric transmission project that will open access to low-cost, domestically-produced power from the Oklahoma Panhandle while supporting thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars in local investment, and greater economic competitiveness across Oklahoma.
The Cimarron Link transmission line will deliver renewable energy from the Oklahoma Panhandle to the Riverside Substation near Jenks, Oklahoma. Invenergy has identified a project study area within which we intend to evaluate potential transmission line planning issues, opportunities, and constraints. The project study area consists of parts of 19 Oklahoma counties, which include Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Creek, Ellis, Garfield, Harper, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Okmulgee, Payne, Texas, Tulsa, Woods and Woodward counties.
Invenergy has begun outreach to landowners and other stakeholders in the initial project study area, which will allow for the additional refinement of the project.
We expect the development phase of the project, including surveys, engineering, permitting, and land acquisition to take approximately two to three years, after which construction would commence. Cimarron Link is expected to be operational by 2028 following a 2-to-3-year construction period.
All sources of electricity require supporting infrastructure. Like pipelines that transport natural gas, transmission lines are required to transport renewable energy from where it is created to where it is needed. Cimarron Link will unlock access to the abundant energy resources in the Oklahoma Panhandle, bolstering energy reliability and security for Oklahoma families and businesses and reducing our reliance on foreign energy. Additionally, the project will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the state, support thousands of jobs, attract new business, and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to benefit Oklahoma schools and county services across the state.
Cimarron Link represents hundreds of millions of dollars in new in-state economic activity that will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in labor income throughout Oklahoma from thousands of jobs supported both directly and indirectly by the project. During the life of the project, Cimarron Link is also projected to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in sales and property taxes, tens of millions in easement payments to landowners, and payments for local goods and services, resulting in a significant increase in economic activity in the counties where the project operates. Local schools and county infrastructure will benefit from the increase in tax revenue.
About Renewable Energy
Wind energy is the most affordable source of new electricity generation in Oklahoma. American wind power saves consumers money and makes energy markets more competitive. Wind generation costs have fallen more than 70 percent over the past decade as wind turbine technology has improved, leading more and more utilities and large energy users to add more wind power to their generation mix. Wind power also stabilizes electricity rates, as it is typically sold under fixed-price contracts and requires no fuel, bolstering consumers’ protection against fluctuations in electricity prices.
Wind power works together with other sources of power generation to deliver electricity reliably. Utilities purchase renewable power to add diversity to their generation mix. When the wind blows, other power plants can ramp down and save fuel. Conversely, when the wind stops blowing, other sources of power generation – including solar, natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and battery energy storage – pick up the slack. Expanding transmission to move power over long distances also enables greater geographic diversity of energy generation sources, which increases overall power grid reliability.
