All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming wind energy"

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Officials Concerned About Expiring Wind Tax Credit

An aide to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, warned Wyoming government and industry officials this week about the impact of expiring incentives for renewable energy projects.

2Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke-American Acquires Zephyr Project for Wyoming Wind Power

The newly formed joint venture says it is commited to using at least 2,100 MW of the transmission line’s capacity to provide wind power to California and the southwestern United States from the wind-rich areas of eastern Wyoming

4Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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300-MW Wind Farm Proposed for Belvoir Ranch Near Cheyenne

Morley Company CEO Bruce Morley said that Cheyenne won’t be required to invest any money into the project, and that the wind farm will benefit the city greatly. According to the CEO, the city of Cheyenne could make $72 million to $130 million by leasing land for the wind farm to Morley.

18Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Wind Tower Plant Delayed Until
Next Year

The uncertainity over federal subsidies to the wind energy industry is why plans to build a $40 million plant near Cheyenne that would produce towers for wind turbines have been delayed, according to industry observers.

6Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Three Wyoming Wind Projects Getting BLM
Fast Tracking

They include the 1,000-turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy project south of Rawlin; the 25-turbine Sand Hills Farm Project northwest of Laramie and the White Mountain project near Rock Springs.

2Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coalition Wants Extension of Wind
Production Tax

A broad, nonpartisan coalition of 369 members, including manufacturing, farm and business interests, has issued a letter endorsing a four year extension to wind energy’s key federal tax incentive, the Production Tax Credit.

27Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Study Views, Best Locations For Wyoming Wind Farms and Power Lines

The view impact study is one of several studies under way by the BLM. Others will examine the best place, from a land-use perspective, to locate wind farms.

20Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lawmakers Vote Against Bill to Restructure
State Wind Tax Policies

Transmission lines are more critical to future wind energy development in Wyoming than state tax policies. That’s the upshot of a legislative committee’s vote against a bill that would have restructured the state’s policy on taxing wind energy projects to benefit producers.

28Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Power Struggle for Wyoming Wind

There are political obstacles, but the main problem is this: Wyoming has run out of power lines connecting it to the rest of the country. And until it gets more, that epic wind is just moving dust and dirt eastward, one gust at a time.

30Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Drive Like the Wind

The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, including Wyoming. “Electric vehicles, coupled with grid-friendly charging, offers a great opportunity, right now, to help electric companies integrate additional windpower into our electric system,” said Michael Kintner-Meyer, PNNL staff scientist and study co-author.

27Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Companies Lack Strategies for
Aging Turbines

Few companies have created end-of-life strategies for aging turbines, which could lead to logistical problems down the road. One executive said he doesn’t believe the issue has been addressed because the industry is still young. “It’s not an issue now, but it’s going to be an issue pretty soon.”

27Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natrona County: Contractor Sues Former
Development Director

Leist started WindWorks Energy LLC in January 2010, a month after he resigned from the county. According to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s business database, WindWorks Energy was declared administratively dissolved on March 12.

6Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Massive Wyoming Wind Project Invites
Public Comment

The Chokecherry-Sierra Madre wind energy project proposed by the Power Company of Wyoming will be the subject of two upcoming public open house meetings hosted by the Bureau of Land Management.

16Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power CO2-Cutting Benefit Challenged

A Colorado-based energy research firm is challenging the assumption that wind power runs clean and reduces CO2 emissions in a big way. It says an analysis of real-world data shows in most areas of the country, the CO2 savings from wind “are either so small as to be insignificant or too expensive to be practical.”

2Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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