Pioneering a Sustainable Future

Beaver County, known for its soaring peaks, hypnotic landscapes, and outdoor adventure, is firmly establishing itself as a trailblazer in green energy. By combining natural resources with forward-thinking initiatives, this gorgeous rural slice of Utah is quickly becoming a hub of renewable energy innovation.

Renewable Energy Corridor

North of Milford in the Escalante desert, the renewable energy corridor produces (and/or studies) three types of renewable energy—solar, wind, and geothermal. This trifecta of renewable energy is a blueprint for other renewable energy corridors nationwide.

Escalante Solar Project
With more sunshine than 88% of the country, Beaver County is perfect for the Escalante Solar Project. Here, over three square miles of solar panels harness the sun’s power, generating around 620,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually.

Milford Wind Corridor Project
Running from Beaver and Millard County, the Milford Wind Corridor Project, or Milford Wind, is a 306-megawatt wind farm. Construction began in 2008, and today, Milford Wind is Utah’s largest wind facility.

Geothermal
The latest edition to Beaver County’s green energy efforts is geothermal energy. Resting above bedrock that can reach 465 degrees makes the region ideal for geothermal. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy selected this area to invest $220 million in a geothermal energy research station known as Utah FORGE.

FORGE stands for “Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy.” The project was “designed to develop, test and optimize the methods and techniques required to create, sustain and monitor enhanced geothermal systems resources. The aim is to establish rigorous, reproducible solutions that make geothermal energy possible anywhere in the world.”