Plant closures could free up water
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Coal plant retirements in Wyoming and other Colorado River Basin states offer communities in the parched West a rare opportunity to reallocate their water resources, researchers at Arizona State…
Report: power plants polluting water
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is home to some of the worst coal ash contamination in the country, according to a new report from a pair of environmental groups. Authored by the Environmental…
Nuclear industry eyes expansion despite tenuous start
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Having already agreed to take on one nuclear power plant in Wyoming, western utility giant PacifiCorp will now consider adding five more to its electric generation fleet by 2035, by co-locating “small modular reactors” where it…
TerraPower and PacifiCorp Announce Efforts to Expand Natrium Technology Deployment
The following is a press release from TerraPower TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, and PacifiCorp, a regulated utility, announced Thursday their undertaking of a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of deploying up to five additional Natrium reactor and integrated…
Governor Gordon Brokers Deal to Keep Jim Bridger Power Plant Open
Agreement opens door to carbon capture units in Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon announced today that an agreement has been reached with PacifiCorp and the State of Wyoming to keep Unit 2 of the Jim Bridger power plant operational…
Rocky Mountain Power looks at hydropower unit near Glenrock
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Another company is eyeing pumped storage hydropower in Wyoming. This one is a household name. Rocky Mountain Power, the state’s largest utility, applied in October for preliminary permits from…
Showdown over regional haze could shut down coal unit
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com PacifiCorp could be forced to shut down one of four coal-burning units at the Jim Bridger power plant at year’s end unless it is granted more time to comply with federal haze standards, according to landowner…
Layoffs from Bridger mine closure not surprise
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When the Bridger Underground Coal Mine shuts down in November, 92 workers will lose their current jobs, down from the 94 reported by the mine’s owner earlier this month….
Kemmerer says it is ready for TerraPower nuclear plant now
The following is a release from the City of Kemmerer – Just over a year ago, The City of Kemmerer, Wyoming made a commitment in its Kemmerer Retention, Expansion, and Diversification Plan to embrace nuclear energy. Fast forward to today…
Six new wind farms planned for Wyoming
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Six proposed wind farms could add more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to Wyoming’s grid by 2024, according to an announcement this week by utility Rocky Mountain…