All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming wind power"

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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 | 5 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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Report Details Best Areas in State for Wind Projects

The report from the Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance says southwest Wyoming has the least amount of potential environmental and wildlife conflicts for such projects.

24Nov2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued