The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a report showing that wind- and solar-generated power in the West could be cost competitive even without federal subsidies. The group looked at the untapped renewable energy resources that still will be available after 2025. That is when many renewable energy mandates are set … Continue reading Wind energy from Wyoming could compete with natural gas by 2025 →

Power Company of Wyoming, LLC on Tuesday announced U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed a record of decision authorizing the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy site in Carbon County, Wyo. south of Rawlins. Colorado’s neighbor to the north may soon be home to the largest wind farm in the nation. “Wyoming, … Continue reading Salazar approves nation’s largest wind farm →

After extensive environmental analysis and stakeholder collaboration, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed the Record of Decision approving the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy site located in Carbon County, Wyoming as suitable for wind energy development. Advancing President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy for expanding domestic energy resources, Secretary of the Interior Ken … Continue reading Interior department authorizes Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind energy project site →

The U.S. has approved the development of two wind energy projects in Wyoming that may generate as much as 3,000 megawatts, enough electricity for almost 1 million homes. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the site for the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project, a 3 GW wind farm proposed for … Continue reading US Approves 3000 Megawatts of Wind Power Projects in Wyoming →