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Candidates on both sides of the aisle agree action is needed, but solutions differ.

The Utah-based independent consulting firm will complete the study ordered by lawmakers by next March. It will evaluate infrastructure gaps and future economic growth.

Utilities across the West are launching a new regional energy market designed to help them buy and share power a full day before it’s needed — an effort supporters say could lower costs, improve reliability and make it easier to move renewable energy across state lines.

As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much water are they actually using?

Wind and solar power are rapidly expanding across the Mountain West, with some states now generating a significant share of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new report from Climate Central, a nonpartisan research group.

Southeast Wyoming clocked 100+ mph winds on Thursday. High wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday night.

But critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable

Wyoming lawmakers are thinking about future sources of electricity demand – and how it’ll be transmitted – in two bills. Both call on the Wyoming Energy Authority, a six-year old state entity that’s met previous criticism.

Coal has declined since its peak in 2008. Economists say the trend will likely continue, despite the Trump administration's efforts.

Lower electricity bills could help two Cokeville cattlemen compete and pass their businesses on to their kids, they say, but lawmakers won’t let ranch-scale solar projects feed power to the grid.