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Wyoming Coal Study RFP
Wyoming Energy Authority Opens Request For Proposals For Wyoming Coal Study Cheyenne, WYOMING – The Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to conduct a comprehensive Wyoming coal resource study, including supply, demand, investment interest, current and future mining constraints, the potential for exports and infrastructure needs, and regulatory barriers and […]
Energy Impact Study RFP Opens
Wyoming Energy Authority Opens Request For Proposals for Energy Impact on Wyoming Economy Study The Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to conduct a comprehensive study on the economic impacts of the energy industry in Wyoming. The Wyoming State Legislature has directed the WEA to pursue this study through the […]
New Board Leadership
Wyoming Energy Authority Announces New Board Leadership Cheyenne, WY—The Wyoming Energy Authority announces new leadership of its Board of Directors today. Wanda Burget, formerly Vice Chair, has replaced Wendy Hutchinson as Chairwoman, Michelle Koch is the new Vice Chair, and Kara Choquette is now Secretary. Wendy Hutchinson will remain a member of the board. The […]
Eleven New Projects Awarded with Energy Matching Funds
Eleven New Projects Awarded with Energy Matching Funds Projects from Round 5 and Round 6 of Awards approved by Governor Gordon CHEYENNE, WYOMING—The Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) announced today that Governor Gordon had approved eleven separate projects to receive Energy Matching Funds (EMF). This announcement includes awards for three projects from Round 5 of funding […]
Energy Matching Funds Review Committee Recommends Eight Projects
Energy Matching Funds Review Committee Recommends Eight Projects The Energy Matching Funds (EMF) review committee met on Tuesday, February 25, to assess proposals that have applied for state funding as cost share. The committee recommended eight proposals to Governor Gordon for review. A ten-day public comment period opened on February 26 and will close on […]
WEA Provides Comments to California Energy Commission’s Workshop
WEA Provides Comments to California Energy Commission’s Workshop Early this month, the Wyoming Energy Authority provided comments to the California Energy Commission (CEC) on their recent Workshop on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. The initiative has proposed the formation of a new Regional Organization that would have governing authority over the California ISO (CAISO)’s Western […]
New Initiative Aims to Propel Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects
New Initiative Aims to Propel Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects Across Multiple States WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) launched the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative (Initiative) today. The Initiative, directed by State Energy Offices, is led by the state co-chairs New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Wyoming, and the participating states […]
OSMRE Wind Turbine Ruling
OSMRE releases the Final Rule Notice regarding the disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming After three and a half years, the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released the Final Rule Notice regarding the repurposing of inert decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming. “It has […]
Three Projects Awarded with Energy Matching Funds
Three Projects Awarded with Energy Matching Funds Governor Gordon approves three Wyoming energy projects for cost-share funding CHEYENNE, WYOMING—The Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) announced today that Governor Gordon had approved three separate projects to receive Energy Matching Funds (EMF). Airloom Energy has been awarded $5 million of the Energy Matching Funds towards their modular, scalable, utility-scale […]
