Wyoming: Energy Resources

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State Profile
Name	Wyoming
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Population	Unavailable
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Wyoming is a state in the United States.

Energy Production by Technology in Wyoming

Fuel Source	Value	Units
Solar Power	N/A	MWh
Wind Power	N/A	MWh
Geothermal Power	N/A	MWh
Biomass Power	N/A	MWh
Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables	N/A	MWh
Hydro Power	N/A	MWh
HPS Power	N/A	MWh
Total Energy Production from Renewables	N/A	MWh
Coal Power	N/A	MWh
Gas Power	N/A	MWh
Petroleum Power	N/A	MWh
Nuclear Power	N/A	MWh
Other	N/A	MWh
Total Energy Production	N/A	MWh
Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables		%
Percent of Total Power from Renewables		%
Source: 2009 EIA Data (Download)

Renewable Energy Technical Potential in Wyoming

Technology	Generation Estimate	Nameplate Capacity	Area, Mass or Count
Urban Utility-scale PV	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	km2 2,000,000 m² 0.772 mi² 21,527,800 ft² 2,392,000 yd² 494.21 acres
Rural Utility-scale PV	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	km2 2,000,000 m² 0.772 mi² 21,527,800 ft² 2,392,000 yd² 494.21 acres
Rooftop PV	N/A	GW " GW" is not a number.	N/A
CSP	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	km2 2,000,000 m² 0.772 mi² 21,527,800 ft² 2,392,000 yd² 494.21 acres
Onshore Wind	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	km2 2,000,000 m² 0.772 mi² 21,527,800 ft² 2,392,000 yd² 494.21 acres
Offshore Wind	N/A	N/A	N/A
Biopower-Solid	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	BDT " BDT" is not a number.
Biopower-Gaseous	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	Tonnes " Tonnes" is not a number.
Geothermal Hydrothermal	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	N/A
EGS Geothermal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hydropower	GWh " GWh" is not a number.	GW " GW" is not a number.	Sites
See Nationwide Statistics Source: 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Data (Download)

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19 Energy Incentives (Active)

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20 Energy Organizations

• BLM Wyoming State Office
• Hi-Q Technology, Inc.
• WY Ranch
• Range Solar and Wind
• WyCO Wind and Solar Inc.
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2 Smart Grid Projects

• Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company Smart Grid Project
• Powder River Energy Corporation Smart Grid Project

Wyoming is a state in the United States of America.

Wind Power

Per Wikipedia, "Wyoming has one of the highest wind power potentials of any US state."

Wind Farms in Wyoming

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External Information

1. "Wind Energy" (Wyoming State Geological Survey)
2. "Wind Energy and Scenic Considerations in Wyoming"
3. "List of onshore wind farms" (Wikipedia)
4. "List of wind farms in the United States" (Wikipedia)
5. "Wyoming Wind Energy Center"
6. "Foote Creek Rim Wind Energy Project"
7. "Duke Energy Plans Third Wyoming Wind Farm, Latest Step on Renewable Path"
8. "2,000 MW Wind Farm Will Send Power from Wyoming to Southern California"
9. "Wind Farms Could Bring Wyoming Ranchers Windfall"
10. "Wyoming Renewable Energy Resources" (Renewable Energy Atlas of the West)
11. "Wind farm to power 8,500 homes" (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
12. "Wind Powering America: Wyoming"
13. "Wyoming Wind Activities"
14. "A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power" (New York Times)
15. "Small Wind in Wyoming"
16. "Rancher pitches wind power" (Billings Gazette)
17. "Wyoming Wind Energy's Notes" (Facebook)
18. "Jonathan Naughton at UW's Wind Energy Research Center on Wyoming wind power" (blip.tv)
19. "Wyoming's wind power development potential is growing" (Examiner.com)
20. "Carbon County Wind Turbine" (KULR-8 Television)
21. "Wind power industry retreating from Wyo., citing sage grouse concerns" (E&E News)
22. "Wind turbines meet rural resistance in Wyoming" (Associated Press)"
23. "Lassoing Wyoming’s Wind" (USDA Rural Development)
24. "Mega Wyoming Wind Project Would Contain 1,000 Trubines" (Colorado Energy News)
25. "Duke Energy on Track to Build Wyoming Wind Power Project" (Green Energy News)
26. "Projects: Medicine Bow - Liberty® Prototype" (Clipper Windpower)
27. "Wind Power in Wyoming: Doing it Smart from the Start" (Western Environmental Law Center)
28. "Wyoming wind may power Southwest" (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
29. "ENSR to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement on Landmark Wyoming Wind Project" (prweb.com)
30. "Tierra Energy to build Wyoming wind farm" (Austin Business Journal)
31. "Duke Energy to develop second wind power project in Wyoming" (Energy Business Review)

Coal Power

External Information

1. "Wyoming Coal Mine Map" (Wyoming Mining Association)
2. "Wyoming Coal Plant Proposals" (Wester Resource Advocates)
3. "Coal: Dig It Up, Move It, Burn It -- Wyoming's Powder River Basin" (The Center for Land Use Interpretation)

Carbon Sequestration

External Information

1. "Wyoming - the New Carbon Sequestration Capital"
2. "DOE launches carbon sequestration project"
3. "Wyoming Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee"

Power Transmission

External Information

1. "Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Transmission Project"
2. "TransWest Express Transmission Project"
3. "Gateway West Transmission Line Project"
4. "Wyoming Seeks To Make Power an Export Crop"
5. "http://www.allbusiness.com/energy-utilities/utilities-industry-electric-powerity/5182308-1.html" (Business Wire)

State Energy Program Funding

To date, Wyoming has received $24,941,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.