All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming wind power"

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Game and Fish Approves Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Power

The commission resisted calls from some landowners and some industry representatives who wanted to delay approval of the 65-page document because of technical issues and concerns about private property rights. “We need a starting point,” said Jerry Galles, a commissioner from Casper.

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Editorial: Wind Tax Plan Should Include Incentives

Wyoming has a big challenge ahead: how to fairly tax the wind energy industry so a steady stream of revenue goes to the counties that host wind projects. It’s clearly a more complicated task than it was to determine the mineral severance tax system for oil, natural gas and coal.

15Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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States Must Cooperate on New Transmission Lines –
Or Lose Siting Jurisdiction to Feds

Already, congressional proposals to give the federal government broader authority on where to locate transmission lines in the West are being proposed in Washington D.C. Western states might be better served to cooperate on such matters say policywatchers.

13Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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With Beefed Up Transmission Lines, Wyoming Could Lead Nation in Wind Power

Wyoming wind power, if reasonably developed, would more than double the amount of electricity produced by all other sources in the state, a representative of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority said. The state could produce about 15,000 megawatts a year.

31Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Construction Underway on McFadden Ridge
Wind Project

The wind farm will be Rocky Mountain Power’s seventh project brought into service in Wyoming within the past two years. McFadden Ridge I is located near the company’s High Plains wind project, which also is under construction and is scheduled for completion in this autumn.

3Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke Energy Wants to Build New 200 MW
Wind Farm

Already with a significant number of renewable energy installations in the Cowboy State, the company wants to develop a 200 megawatt wind farm northeast of Glenrock. Data collected at the site show an abundant and proven wind potential.

23Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Peabody Energy Looking to the Wind in Wyoming?

The world’s largest private sector coal producer is looking at wind to reduce its energy costs. “We are evaluating whether or not one or several wind turbines may be helpful in supplementing the power supply,” said Vic Svec, a Peabody vice president.

17May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Chevron Wind Farm Project Starts May 15th

Natrona County’s first wind power project has an aggressive timeline that is scheduled to begin next week and be generating power by the first of next year. A workforce of roughly 110 people at the peak of construction will work five days a week, from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. to reach the goal.

7May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Waiting for the Wind Boom

Many potential bottlenecks to commercial wind generation in Wyoming need to be resolved. Infrastructure is at the top of the list. “You can’t go forward without transmission lines,” said Rob Hurless, the governor’s adviser on technology.

27Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natrona County Wind Regulations Need More Work

Proposed revisions for commercial wind energy projects will receive more revisions themselves, according to the Natrona County Planning and Zoning Commission. The sheer volume of public comments forced the body to extend the time to rework the revisions.

16Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Google Shows Renewable Energy Firms the Way –
Pinpointing Best Locations for Solar, Wind Installations

Solar and wind companies badly want to avoid fights that could slow down their projects, “The maps make it clear that there is plenty of room for green energy,” said Brian Rutledge, executive director of Audubon Wyoming.

3Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke Launches Another Wind Power Project
in Wyoming

The 42-megawatt Silver Sage wind-power project will be home to 20 turbines, with completion expected by the end of this year. Duke already has a 29-megawatt facility in Cheyenne and is planning to complete an another project near Casper by 2010.

1Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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