Gov, EPA outline plans to boost carbon capture, delay plant closures
Coal strategy based in part on new Department of Energy study that’s already panned by skeptics, utility.
renewable energy
PacifiCorp details early Bridger, Naughton coal closures
Utility would retire one Jim Bridger Plant unit early in 2023, another in 2028 and two Naughton Plant units in 2025.
With coal’s decline, Wyo officials must lead a new way forward
Opinion
by 2 Comments Two months after abrupt mine closures, Wyoming remains in limbo. It’s time for state leaders to accept hard truths and move on, or be held accountable.
Wind on wheels
Riding the inexorable winds of change, a line of rail cars carries massive turbine blades through the historic coal mining town of Rock Springs.
Shift to wind energy could alter fortunes on Wyoming’s map
Utility giant PacifiCorp plans to shift from coal-fired power to wind energy in south-central Wyoming, continuing its outsized role in local economies.
