Developer Diego Moreira outlines proposed 350-MW Tox Highway wind project, seeks county coordination
Diego Moreira presented an early-stage plan for the Tox Highway wind project — roughly 350 megawatts sited in northwest Kansas with an intended 345 kV interconnection in Colorado, a projected 2030 commercial operation date and an estimated $50 million-plus in tax revenue across 30 years. Commissioners asked about siting, interconnection and community impacts.
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Diego Moreira, a developer representative, told the Sherman County Board of Commissioners the firm is in early lease and permitting stages for the Tox Highway wind project, which the team currently estimates at about 350 megawatts and said could provide long-term tax revenue benefits to the county. “We can expect over $50,000,000 over the 30 years,” Moreira said, characterizing that figure as a long-term projection based on comparable regional projects.
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