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One new rule is in, while a drafted bill is out. Both attempt to find solutions for disposing of blades, with the adopted rule allowing for burial at former coal mining sites.
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Wind energy is expected to be a big part of the transition away from fossil fuels. But that comes with consequences, including the potential for more deadly collisions between turbines and birds and bats. One experiment underway in Wyoming is studying a potentially game-changing – and simple – solution to this problem.
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A clean energy project that’s looking at eastern Wyoming has made plans to construct a green hydrogen facility beginning in 2026. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hugh Cook spoke with Paul Martin, the president of Focus Clean Energy about the company’s plans for the Pronghorn H2 Project, the impacts, and what it will take to make their plans a reality.
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Wind and solar developments can affect everything from an area's viewshed to its wildlife. But solar panels and wind turbines are growing more common across the state as the world seeks greener sources of energy, and as energy firms notice Wyoming's wide open spaces.
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A massive wind farm planned for Albany County is one step closer to approval.
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A new project known as the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project is looking to increase the reliability of energy generated by wind turbines in Wyoming.
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Albany County Commissioners have been looking over an application to build another wind project, and this week they deemed the proposed 37,000-acre Rock Creek project application complete, and it's now open for public comment.
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A utility has just put its largest wind farm in its system online here in Wyoming. The TB Flats wind farm, located in Carbon County in southern Wyoming, can create up to 503.2 megawatts of power from 132 wind turbines. Based on its original 2018 permit application, that could power around 152,000 homes. It's the last project to go online stemming from Pacificorp's Energy Vision 2020 plan that created more than 1000 MW of new wind energy. Wyoming Public Radio’s Cooper McKim speaks with the utility spokesman Dave Eskelsen.
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A recently approved wind farm could bring significant tax dollars to Albany County and the state, while helping humanity reduce carbon emissions. But the Rail Tie Wind Project's approval this week came with some stipulations. Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor reports those stipulations represent something of a compromise with the vocal and well-organized movement that fought the wind farm for more than a year.
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The Albany County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the long-debated Rail Tie Wind Project, which will cover 26,000 acres in the south of the county.