Wind Energy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The decision by the federal government to give priority review to three Wyoming wind generation projects and two transmission line projects bodes well for the state’s burgeoning renewable energy industry. Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced it has placed three proposed Wyoming wind generation projects on its list for fast-track review...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Jackson Hole company wants to lease land from Cheyenne to build a 300-megawatt, $750 million wind farm. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle (http://bit.ly/uIlpxq) reported Thursday that the Morley Company is proposing building 120 towers on city-owned land six miles west of Cheyenne...

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Federal and state officials held a closed meeting recently with private landowners about the Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind farm project south of Rawlins. Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Pat Walker says the meeting last week in Rawlins was not open to the public in order to protect the location of archaeological sites on private land ...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Three proposed wind farms in Wyoming are among the projects that the Bureau of Land Management plans to fast-track nationally. One is the 1,000-turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy project south of Rawlins, proposed by the Denver-based Anschutz Corp...

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Two proposed wind farms in Sweetwater County are facing challenges. The proposed wind farm on White Mountain is moving slowly forward, though proponents are grappling with issues raised by eagles in the area...

CHEYENNE (AP) - An advocacy group for farmers and ranchers in Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico says landowners should receive annual payments for having power lines built across their property. The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union also wants landowners to have a bigger say in placement of power lines...

(courtesy of C.G.P Grey via Flickr) With the changing times and the ever present issue of sustainable energy Wyoming has been seeing an increase in the number of wind farms being built. When it comes to energy production and natural resources Wyoming is a gold mine. Wyoming is one of the nation's top providers of coal, uranium and a number of other natural resources and making its way up on the

Since Matt Mead took the position of Wyoming's Governor he has done an excellent job at bringing more energy resources into the state. Wyoming is one of the top states in producing coal, natural gas, wind, and a number of other natural resources. Wind power is becoming a more viable source of energy and Wyoming has seen a rise in the production of wind farms. Sweetwater County is the newest locati