All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming wind energy"
Wind Energy Bills Signed by Freudenthal
Wyoming will have more authority over the siting and development of wind farms and the state will begin taxing the energy source under bills that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law Friday. The $1-per-megawatt-hour tax on wind energy generated in the state goes into effect in 2012.
6Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
250-Megawatt Interconnection in Wyoming Sought by Wind Energy America
The company is seeking the interconnection from Black Hills Power, Inc., for the project in Weston County, which should be capable of generating 600 million kilowatt units of power each year, or emough equivalent electricty of roughly 60,000 homes.
5Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming to Solicit Wind Energy Leases on State Land
The wind energy lease proposals at 16 locations covers roughly 160,000 acres of state trust lands in Platte, Goshen, Niobrara, Laramie, Converse and Carbon counties.
2Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming: New Wrinkle in Eminent Domain?
Platte County rancher Bob Whitton likens the power of eminent domain to brandishing a gun in an argument. “The threat is there without having to use it,” said Whitton, chairman of the Renewable Energy Alliance of Landowners, or REAL. Wyoming leaders are once again rethinking the power of eminent domain in the midst of a modest boom in wind energy.
22Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming Debates Excise Tax for Wind Energy
Gov. Dave Freudenthal made the wind energy tax a centerpiece of his legislative agenda, drawing surprise and alarm from some in the state’s fledgling wind industry. The proposal cleared its first hurdle last last week when the state House voted to introduce the bill.
15Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Governor’s Wind Energy Bills Find Sponsors
The proposed bill which would create a $3-per-megawatt-hour tax on electricity generating from wind turbines, was submitted and assigned a bill number. The proposal may be controversial but that hasn’t stopped it from receiving the support of five co-sponsors from both the House and Senate.
10Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Governor Proposes Wind Energy Excise Tax
With the Legislature convening next week, Freudenthal on Monday also laid out his legislative goals to review condemnation of private lands for the construction of wind energy collector lines, establish statewide minimum county standards for wind projects and expand the Industrial Siting Act to cover more wind farm concerns.
2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Freudenthal Talks Up Wind Project Legislation
Problems associated with the massive development of Wyoming wind energy “are simply opportunities dressed in work clothes,” according to Gov. Dave Freudenthal. “With proper ground rules, wind energy can generate income for the agricultural community, help diversify the state economy and tax base and perhaps become a significant source of employment.”
2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wind Power Biz Updates
>> Suzlon Expects Better Year in 2010
>> Taxing Wind at Fossil Fuel Rates Will Hurt Industry
>> Wyoming Ranks 7th in Top 20 Wind Energy States
>> Collecting Wind Power Aim of Wyoming Organization
Windpower Should Get Fair Shake in Wyoming
What modern realities? Wind more environmentally detrimental than oil and gas leasing? Hardly. As for the level playing field, with wind paying big property taxes and big sales taxes on multimillion-dollar pieces of equipment, it is hard to imagine why the governor thinks wind energy is getting a “free ride.”
14Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Comment Period Extended on Wind Energy Document
The comment period was extended to accommodate requests from wind industry and non-government agencies for more time to review the document. The document provides recommendations for assessing impacts to wildlife from wind energy projects, collecting data and mitigating effects on wildlife.
24Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Start Button Pushed on Natrona County Wind Farm
The 880-acre site formerly belonged to the Texaco Casper refinery. Signal Wind Energy, LLC is general contractor on the project, which incorporates 11 1.5 megawatt GE wind turbines said to produce enough power to supply 4,400 average size homes.
15Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
