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Wind Power News: Wyoming
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Concerns about Wyoming wind farms aired at Capitol rally
Ranchers, wildlife advocates and others concerned about the impact of a growing wind energy industry gathered at the Wyoming Capitol Building on Thursday in Cheyenne. The rally was organized by the “Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow” [CFACT]. The wind farm issue has risen to prominence in Laramie County recently because of the proposed Laramie Range Wind Project. The original proposal for that project was voted down by the Laramie County Commission last year. The company wanting to build that project . . . Complete story »
A lawsuit over eagle deaths could ensnare more wind farms
Three wind projects in Wyoming are stuck in the middle of a widening legal battle between local wildlife conservation activists and the Trump administration over eagle death records. The rural Wyoming bird advocacy group Albany County Conservancy filed a federal lawsuit last week against the Trump administration seeking to compel the government to release reams of information about how it records deaths from three facilities owned and operated by the utility PacifiCorp: Dunlap Wind, Ekola Flats, and Seven Mile Hill. . . . Complete story »
After two years sitting idle outside Casper, wind farm to come down
The inactive 11-turbine Casper Wind Farm that sits north of Evansville, Wyoming, is on its way out. Chevron Power and Energy Management Co. spokesperson Patricia Enrico confirmed Thursday that the company notified the Natrona County Board of Commissioners in March that the company plans to decommission all of the 240-feet high, 450,000-pound wind turbines on the farm. “On June 30, 2025, Chevron sent a decommissioning plan to the county commissioners as required by the county permit and are proceeding in . . . Complete story »
56,000-acre wind farm project denied by Laramie County Commissioners
At the end of a marathon hearing Tuesday after dozens of people lobbied against a huge, 56,000-acre wind farm project, the Laramie County Commission denied it. The Laramie County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday denied a controversial wind energy development proposal three times the size of Cheyenne after getting an earful from dozens of county residents opposed to the project. The Laramie Range Wind Project, backed by Spanish energy giant Repsol, had a long line of people speaking out against . . . Complete story »
Landowner says wind turbines negatively impact earthworms, scientists agree
In an unincorporated part of western Laramie County known as Horse Creek, landowner Ryan Schneider is worried about Wyoming’s earthworms. He is concerned that wind turbines create vibrations that could potentially lead to the displacement of earthworms, making them easy prey for birds and other predators. He said the vibrations may eventually erode the soil from a lack of oxidization from the earthworms. “Huge swaths of land [will] be losing this crucial aeration creature,” Schneider told Laramie County officials last . . . Complete story »
Rancher challenges Wyoming wind project over wildlife, lease rules
A Converse County rancher claims that a plan for a wind farm harms sage grouse and big game habitat in a lawsuit contesting Wyoming’s approval. He also questions the economic benefits promised and says it will destroy the views from his multigenerational property. Complete story »
Community at a crossroads
Chugwater grapples with potential impacts of proposed wind and solar project Commissioners hear zoning regulation update requests prompted by possible industrial project near Chugwater Energy developer NextEra faces scrutiny over transparency, legal cases Chugwater grapples with potential impacts of proposed wind and solar project By Marie Hamilton A recent Community Impact Assessment meeting laid bare deep concerns about the looming effects of NextEra Energy’s trio of energy developments – wind, solar, and battery storage – proposed near Chugwater. Residents, town leaders and . . . Complete story »
19-year-old Wyoming wind technician dies in fall from turbine
Anna Cobb will always remember the kindness that her nephew Liam Cobb, 19, possessed, and his curiosity about how all things worked in the world. “He was just a good member of society,” she said. Liam Cobb died Wednesday while working on a wind turbine near Medicine Bow in Carbon County. Anna Cobb said her nephew fell while working his job as a wind turbine technician. “It’s just kind of devastating when you see a young person pass away,” she . . . Complete story »
Opponents want to stop $500M Wyoming wind farm, say it will kill eagles and bats
Wyoming archaeology and conservation groups, an eagle expert and two Albany County residents are asking a judge to stop a federal energy bureau and the U.S. Energy Secretary from advancing a vital step in building up to 149 wind turbines in the southeastern Wyoming county. The critics say the devices will kill eagles and bats, harass wildlife, blast the locals with constant noise, and mar the landscape and the skyline of the Ames Monument National Historic Landmark. The $500 million . . . Complete story »
Preservationists nationwide say that wind energy is harming America’s historic sites
A pyramid in Wyoming, lighthouses in New England, and the site where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated in World War II are some of the historic sites that are being threatened by wind development, preservationists say. The Bureau of Land Management earlier this month approved a 241-turbine wind farm near Twin Falls, Idaho, about a two-hour drive from Boise. From the time it was announced, the project was met with opposition from ranchers, environmentalists and Native American tribes. This managed to get . . . Complete story »
