Lawmakers advance ‘piecemeal’ electric grid deregulation bill
A legislative committee voted to sponsor bill that allows new buyers of coal plants to plug into the utility grid. It was one of several utility-related bills considered Nov. 19.
Wyoming legislature
Chasing coal-plant longevity, bills open door to deregulation
Wyoming Lawmakers eye measures meant to prop up coal, but some observers say they could upend the entire electric utility system. Power suppliers are expected to fight the proposed legislation.
Coal bankruptcy committee can learn from history
Opinion
by 2 Comments A new legislative panel convened to insulate Wyo from firm collapses has an important mandate and a trove of hard-won lessons available to it.
Social media and the decline of civility
Opinion
by 5 Comments Technology has aided modern society in myriad ways. But it’s also led to an online world where agreeing to disagree has become rare.
Bill would kill residential solar, critics say
Lawmakers, seeking changes to net-metering laws, say crediting homeowners for private solar power wrongly shifts costs to other consumers.
