Power Restored to Over 2,000 Douglas Residents [UPDATED]
No cause of the outages is listed, other than the company saying that multiple outages exist.
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US Coal Consumption Lowest Since 1979
The report cites ongoing competition from cheap and cleaner-burning forms of energy, especially natural gas.
Two Wind Energy Projects Proposed in Southern Wyoming
The projects were presented to the Carbon County Commission this week by a representative of Intermountain Wind LLC.
Northwest High-Voltage Transmission Lines OK'd by Officials
The legislation means that about 300 miles of transmission lines will cross over what used to be designated national conservation area.
Major Wind Power Projects To Be Developed In Wyoming By 2020
Completion of the wind projects by 2020, the company says, will allow it to use federal production tax credits to provide net cost savings to customers over the life of the projects.
Power Outage Planned for Downtown Douglas on Tuesday, Jan. 30
Eskelsen says the outage is necessary for workers to replace a bad piece of equipment at a substation.
Power Outages Affect Nearly 700 Customers in Casper, Douglas Area
The power outages have impacted at least two local television stations, as well as at least four radio stations.
Solar Competition Clouding Wyoming-to-California Wind Plans
Road work for the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm began last year.
Wyoming Power Plant Unit Plugged Back Into Full Operation
PacifiCorp spokesman David Eskelsen says the unit closure was based on state of Wyoming environmental requirements.
UW Professors Discover Method to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency
The professors discovered a way to increase the efficiency of solar cells by up to 700 percent.