Ratepayers to foot $2M bill for coal-power mandate
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Electric utilities in Wyoming are already incurring costs to comply with legislation that requires them to pursue retrofitting coal-fired power plants with carbon capture, utilization and sequestration facilities, despite preliminary analyses that CCUS technology is cost-prohibitive….
State increases electricity rates
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rocky Mountain Power can raise customers’ electricity rates by 0.3% to help it meet the carbon capture requirements set in 2020 by the state legislature, the Wyoming Public Service…
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…
Carbon capture work recognized
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming earned international recognition this week for its ongoing efforts to advance carbon capture technology. The Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) on Sunday became the 15th carbon capture research…
UW begins nuclear energy research project
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — As nuclear energy makes its way into Wyoming, local scientists will join a nationwide effort to learn more about emerging nuclear technologies and potential impacts on communities. University…
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…
Cokeville preparing for solar power project in 2022
◆ Project will be built on 450 acres of private ground. A solar power project is planned for the Cokeville area, with construction starting in 2022. Lincoln County Commissioner Robert King reported on the SVI Weekday Wake-up program (Swift 98.7…
As closure nears, miners grapple with next steps
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway. The long-anticipated closure of the Bridger Underground Coal Mine was originally expected…