Wyoming Energy

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Black Hills Corp. has laid off 11 of its workers at the Wyodak coal mine north of Gillette. Black Hills external affairs manager Wes Ashton tells the Associated Press the layoffs are in response to changing market conditions...

While no federal carbon emission standard exists, limits set by environmental regulators nonetheless pose extreme economic challenges to continued coal-fired electricity generation in the United States and elsewhere. Finding the balance between the cost of meeting those requirements and the impact on rate payers is the focus of energy economists across the globe.

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A proposed large wind farm project in Carbon County has cleared another regulatory hurdle.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Both sides of the debate over whether hydraulic fracturing has contaminated groundwater in Wyoming say they need more time to analyze the results of testing done by the U.S. Geological Survey before they can comment.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey plans to release new test results from a Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has linked hydraulic fracturing to groundwater contamination.

Americans use a lot of energy. A LOT. In fact, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States burned up a whopping 98 quadrillion BTUs of energy in 2010, up from 95 quadrillion a year prior—a mind-boggling amount of energy consumption for a country that only makes up about 4.5 percent of the global population. Worldwide BTU usage is approximately 500 quadrillion, so that means that nearly a fifth of the world’s energy is being consumed by the United States. U-S-A, U-S-A!

Kinder Morgan Upstream LLC will pay $316,000 in penalties for violating Risk Management Plan provisions at natural gas plants in Casper and Douglas, Wyo. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced two Clean Air Act settlements with the company in which Kinder Morgan agreed to pay the penalties

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park has completed a 28-unit employee housing project in Moose that is being recognized for its sustainable energy.