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Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning
The Dave Johnston Power Plant near Glenrock is where PacifiCorp is trying to prove new tech that can achieve emissions-free coal burning. Some experts are optimistic about the prospect, while others wonder if it can be done and at what cost.
David MadisonApril 24, 2025
Clean Energy Company Says Its Tech Could Eliminate Smokestacks On Coal Plants
The smokestacks towering above the Dave Johnston power plant are a fixture on the skyline outside of Glenrock. A group of engineering and technology experts are meeting there this week with the goal of making them obsolete.
David MadisonApril 22, 2025
Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin Joins Ramaco Resources Board
The company developing a rare earth element mine in Ranchester added former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to its team. While in office, Manchin was a leading advocate for the mining industry.
David MadisonApril 22, 2025
Wyoming Rare Earths Could Be Processed At Retooled Plant In Utah
A uranium mill in Utah with ties to operations stretching from Wyoming to Madagascar is retooling to process rare earths. That could be good news for Wyoming mines, which are accelerating their production plans.
David MadisonApril 16, 2025
Peabody Closes ‘Substantial’ Deal For Coal From Its Flagship Wyoming Coal Mine
Peabody Energy, which operates the world’s most productive coal mine, announced Tuesday it has a “substantial” contract to supply Associated Electric Cooperative for “at least the next seven years.”
David MadisonApril 16, 2025
Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Cheer No More Environmental Review For Federal Leases
Wyoming oil and gas producers are cheering a new directive lifting requirements for environmental reviews for federal leases. The move affects more than 3,200 leases across seven Western states, including Wyoming.
David MadisonApril 15, 2025
Tech Squeezes Millions More Barrels Of Oil From Wyoming Wells
Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute is partnering with private companies to give aging oil fields a new lease on life. The technology is allowing millions more barrels of oil to be squeezed out of existing wells.
Zakary SonntagApril 13, 2025
Research Shows Solar Panels Can Also Generate Electricity At Night
New research shows there’s a process that offers the promise of around-the-clock electricity generation with solar panels. But the technology is not yet available for people to use to power their homes.
David MadisonApril 12, 2025
$30 Million Investment Bets On Glenrock Being Wyoming’s Next Uranium Hot Spot
Could an area north of Glenrock become Wyoming’s next uranium hot spot? A $30 million investment from a Canada mining venture is betting it will.
David MadisonApril 09, 2025
Chinese Export Restrictions Could Help Wyoming’s Rare Earths Industry
Wyoming’s rare earth minerals industry is cautiously optimistic about restrictions China has put on exporting the same rare earth minerals they mine in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Leo WolfsonApril 07, 2025
From Ohio To Wyoming, Nearly 50 Years Of Working In And Around U.S. Coal
Paul Hughes started work in coal-burning industry as a teenager in Ohio in the late 1970s. That eventually brought him to Wyoming, which has turned into nearly 50 years working in and around the coal industry in the East and West.
Renée JeanApril 06, 2025
Report: Wyoming Leads Coal-Burning States With Lowest Power Rates In The U.S.
Wyoming and other coal-friendly energy states have low power rates, with Wyoming ranking as the lowest in the nation. That’s what the American Legislative Exchange Council says in its annual report.
David MadisonApril 03, 2025
Microbes Used To ‘Supercharge’ Gas Production From Powder River Basin Coal Seams
Recent USGS research shows naturally occurring underground microbes can “supercharge” natural gas production from Powder River Basin coal seams.
David MadisonApril 03, 2025
Trump’s Energy Order Includes Solar Money For Ranchers, Small Businesses
Wyoming ranchers, farmers and small business owners can still get federal money for their solar energy projects. It’s there if they revise them to align with President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order.
David MadisonApril 02, 2025
Interest In Community Solar Power Projects Grows In Wyoming And Montana
As legislators in Wyoming and Montana debate solar power in their states, more homeowners are installing panels. They’re also considering community solar projects where people can subscribe to get power, like they would for Netflix or other services.
David MadisonMarch 31, 2025
BLM OKs Plan To Store CO2 Under 600,000 Acres Of Southwest Wyoming
The Bureau of Land Management has approved a plan to store carbon dioxide under 605,100 acres of land in southwest Wyoming. Over 30 years, it could store 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
David MadisonMarch 27, 2025
Power Plants Burning More Wyoming Coal So Far In 2025
Despite the layoffs of 28 Kemmerer coal mine workers last week, there’s evidence of an uptick in demand for thermal coal from Wyoming. So far in 2025, power plants are burning more coal.
David MadisonMarch 27, 2025
Bar Nunn Locals Receptive To Build Micro Reactors, Not So Much Storing Spent Fuel
Bar Nunn locals were receptive to a $250 million to $500 million project to build micro nuclear reactors there at a Tuesday meeting to present the plan. They aren’t as excited about the spent nuclear fuel coming back to be stored there.
Leo WolfsonMarch 26, 2025
With Rare Earths In Trump’s Fast Lane, Wyoming Projects Get Cash Infusions
As the Trump administration continues to put domestic development of rare earth mining and processing in the fast lane, Wyoming’s big projects benefit. The push means huge infusions of cash to develop them.
David MadisonMarch 26, 2025
Trump Order Further Tees Up Wyoming To Become Leader In Rare Earth Elements
Trump’s executive order last week to boost production of rare earth elements tees up Wyoming become a focus for that. Breaking China’s stranglehold on the world’s supply “is an emergency,” says Holly Krutka, who heads UW’s School of Energy Resources.
David MadisonMarch 24, 2025
Trump Promises Comeback For U.S. Coal, To Reopen “Hundreds” Of Coal-Fired Plants
President Trump promised this week to reopen “hundreds” of coal-fired power plants and spark a comeback for the industry. Wyoming experts say that’s refreshing to hear, but it won’t happen as long as coal costs more than gas and renewables.
David MadisonMarch 20, 2025
New Report Says There’s Still 'Substantial' Oil And Gas Under Wyoming
A U.S. Geological Survey report released last week says there’s still "substantial" oil and gas underneath Wyoming. The Powder River, Wind River and Bighorn basins still have nearly 50 million barrels of oil and close to 1 billion cubic feet of gas.
David MadisonMarch 19, 2025
Consumer Advocates Warn More Rate Increases Ahead For Rocky Mountain Power Customers
Both of Wyoming’s consumer advocate groups foresee more rate increases ahead for Rocky Mountain Power customers. If commissioners approve the latest rate increase, the overall rate increase in the past two years totals 30.4%.
Renée JeanMarch 13, 2025
Uranium Energy Corp. Produces Its First Batch Of Wyoming Yellowcake Uranium
Uranium Energy Corp. has hit a milestone, producing its first batch of Wyoming yellowcake uranium. It’s a huge step for the company as it ramps up to 8.1 million pounds of production capacity in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanMarch 08, 2025