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Interactive Energy Storage System Project on Tap

According to the utility, it was looking for a modular, scalable system with an easy-to-deploy platform that would deliver the benefits of load management and peak shaving while being flexible enough to support on-site renewable power generating sources.

22Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Utility, Leery of Epa, Eyes Wyoming’s First Natural Gas Power Plant in Coal-Crazed State

Black Hills is making the $237 million move in anticipation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules regulating mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. About 90 percent of the electricity generated in Wyoming comes from coal, which is abundant and cheap in the Powder River Basin.

21Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Gasification Center May Never See Light of Day

GE Energy, which is partnering with the state and the University of Wyoming on the project, put it on hold in July. It cited uncertainties in federal energy policies that could make the project economically unfeasible. Months after the announcement, officials say the odds of resuming the venture as planned are slim.

9Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Legislature Approves $10 Million for
Coal/Gas-to-Liquids Study

The purpose is to determine the feasibility of constructing and operating a commercial scale facility which converts coal or natural gas to liquid fuels. It is part of a broader state effort to promote new uses for Wyoming’s coal and natural gas reserves.

2Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal Tax Change Could Cost Wyoming Millions

State legislators will take a look at breaking that connection, a move lauded by the mining companies but one that will likely cost the state millions of dollars in lost revenue over the coming years.

24Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM to Auction Off Powder River Basin Coal Reserves

Sealed bids for the coal, which underlies approximately 2,000 acres adjacent to the Black Thunder Mine owned by St. Louis-based Arch Coal, will be opened on December 14th at the BLM Wyoming State Office in Cheyenne.

20Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Albany County Approves Wind Regulations
for Small Systems

The commissioners approved amendments to their small wind energy systems regulations that will change the height, setback distance and noise requirements for noncommercial wind turbines.

11Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama Pledges Rapid Permits for Seven Major Transmission Projects

The White House said the move will create “thousands” of construction and operations jobs, while transforming the nation’s electric system into a “modern, 21st century grid” that is safer and more secure, giving consumers more energy choices. Two of the projects involve Wyoming.

6Oct2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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State Data Shows Coal Production in Strong Position

The Powder River Basin leads the surge in coal production, with train deliveries up from that region by 2.7 percent from this time last year. But the report was not all positive. Sales and use tax collections are off to a slow start in the new fiscal year.

22Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Deal to Transport Wyoming Renewable Energy to Southwest a Step Closer

The TWE Project development phase will determine the feasibility of constructing and operating a 725-mile, 600-kilovolt line that would would interconnect with the existing transmission grid near Rawlins and the Marketplace Hub in the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada.

14Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Chevron CEO Sees “Energy Renaissance”
With Right Policies

Yet it will only be achieved with federal policies that expand access to domestic oil and gas resources and reduce the regulatory burden on producers, Chevron CEO John Watson said in a speech this week in Houston.

1Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Utilities Weigh Price of Power with Aging Plants
and Renewable Mandates

Levelized cost analyses, however, rely on assumptions that can make the estimates lower or higher: How much will natural gas cost in 2020? How strong is the wind? Will energy tax breaks be available?

23Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Industry Group Criticizes New EPA
Ozone Proposal

The American Petroleum Institute referenced a study it commissioned that says the EPA statements on health benefits from lowering the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards grossly misrepresent what EPA actually estimates as possible benefits from reducing public ozone exposure.

29Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Transmission Cost Blueprint for Renewables
on FERC Agenda

The potential impact for getting distributed renewable energy generation from remote locations to load is huge, of course. Boiled down to its basics, the FERC is considering who pays, how much, under what circumstances and in what geographic footprint — a tall order to be sure.

30Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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