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The parent company Rocky Mountain Power is asking the U.S. District Court to overturn the Wyoming Public Service Commissioners’ decision in January to only approve a part of the company’s proposed electricity rate increases. The commission rejected part of the increase that would have helped pay for things like higher fuel costs to the company and rising insurance costs partly due to wildfires linked to their infrastructure.
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More than 10 million U.S. homes sit within three miles of a solar farm. A new national survey looks into how people feel about having these large renewable energy projects as their neighbors.
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Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands didn’t have electricity in 2022, according to federal data. The Biden administration is making new investments to address the issue.
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A new round of federal funding saw Wyoming receive nearly $10 million in project funding.
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Wyoming lawmakers recently struck down a draft bill that would have loosened some regulations in the state’s electricity market over fears of risk to smaller consumers.
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One of Wyoming’s main electricity providers says following state law could come at a huge cost to customers.Pacificorp, also known as Rocky Mountain Power, recently testified to the Wyoming Public Service Commission regarding a 2020 state law that requires public utilities to begin incorporating some carbon capture technology at their coal-fired plants. Some see carbon capture as a way to meet climate goals, while still using coal.
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Shipments of coal to U.S. power plants fell significantly over the last decade, which is notable for Wyoming as its the top producer of coal in the country.The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released new data showing that from 2010 to 2021 coal shipments to U.S. power plants fell by about half.
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Bison Blockchain is constructing a facility just west of Cheyenne that will be Black Hills Energy's first customer under a special tariff that aims to help companies with high energy demands, such as blockchain ones. Around 45 megawatts is expected for use when the company begins operations, which could go as high as 75 megawatts depending on the company's future growth.
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The analysis also found that other rural and energy-rich states, such as Oklahoma and North Dakota also ranked highly in energy costs.
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A multi-state project is working to provide electric vehicle charging stations and corridors to scenic areas around the Mountain West. ChargeWest is working with state agencies in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona to make this a reality.