Energy

Uranium Energy Corp. has been hiring for its Irigaray Central Processing Plant for uranium in Johnson County. Rising uranium prices are making it more economical to open up plants that have been in a caretaker status — commonly called “care and maintenance” in industry parlance.

Wyoming Uranium About To Boom As US Prices Rise

The uranium industry is riding a red-hot market. Miners want to reopen production lines throughout Wyoming, and perhaps hire hundreds to keep up with demand.

Pat MaioJanuary 10, 2024

Peabody Energy Corp.'s North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin is the world's largest and most productive coal mine.

Asphalt May Be A New Market For Struggling Wyoming Coal Industry

The state and Peabody Energy Corp. are among those investing millions of dollars into a demonstration project to show Wyoming coal can be made into asphalt for roads and parking lots.

Pat MaioJanuary 09, 2024

Rocky Mountain Power Customers To Get $9 Million Rebate On Overpaid Costs

Wyoming Public Service Commission approved an 11th-hour settlement Tuesday that will refund $9 million in overpayments to Rocky Mountain Power customers, lowering a rate hike for the first six months of 2024 from 8.3% to 5.5%.

Renée JeanDecember 20, 2023

Wyoming produces much of America's thermal coal, and also is home to several coal-fired power plants.

Hageman, Lummis Bash Biden For Committing To Ending Coal By 2035

Harriet Hageman, Cynthia Lummis and Gov. Mark Gordon are all bashing President Joe Biden this week for doubling down on his message to end America’s coal industry by 2035.

Leo WolfsonDecember 06, 2023

The net zero house has a modern look with materials and design that fit well with Wyoming and a rural landscape.

$1.1 Million Wyoming Home Is So Energy Efficient It Costs Nothing To Power

A new model home near Lander lists for $1.1 million and is so energy efficient and self-sufficient it costs nothing to power, making it a model of what a modern net-zero house can be.

Renée JeanDecember 02, 2023

A satellite plat at Uranium Energy Corp's Christensen Ranch site in Wyoming. TerraPower's new nuclear plant planned for Kemmerer could run on Wyoming uranium.

Kemmerer Nuclear Plant Might Be Powered By Wyoming Uranium

TerraPower and Uranium Energy Corp announced Thursday an agreement that may mean Wyoming uranium could power a planned nuclear plant in Kemmerer.

Renée JeanDecember 01, 2023

Black Butte coal mine workers who learned this week they've been laid off say they feel angry and hurt to lose good mining jobs. Talking to Cowboy State Daily were Becky Bentley, from left, Randle Seymour and Cliff Green.

Laid-Off Wyoming Coal Miners Angry, Hurt To Lose Jobs They Love

Some of the 19 Wyoming coal miners laid off by the Black Butte mine this week say they’re angry and hurt to lose jobs they love, and that the company misled them to believe they had job security.

Leo WolfsonNovember 30, 2023

A dragline moves coal at the Black Butte mine in Sweetwater County.

Wyoming Coal Mine Says Federal Roadblocks Forced Layoff Of 15% Of Workforce

Black Butte Coal Co. near Rock Springs, Wyoming, says continuing Biden administration roadblocks of a planned mine expansion has forced it to lay off 19 people this week, about 15% of its workforce.

Leo WolfsonNovember 30, 2023

Ramaco's coal mine in northern Wyoming is revealing potential to be a huge rare earths deposit. The company has assets all over the country, like this mine in the Eastern U.S.

$37 Billion Rare Earths Bonanza May Only Be The Beginning For Wyoming Coal Mine

Ramaco Resources in northern Wyoming says it’s discovered the largest unconventional rare earths deposit in the United States, a $37 billion bonanza that can make the Cowboy State ground zero for domestic production of the stuff.

Renée JeanNovember 26, 2023

A pumpjack works an oil well in Converse County, Wyoming.

Judge Blocks Effort To Stop 5,000 Converse County Oil Wells

A federal judge has blocked an effort to stop the drilling of 5,000 new oil wells in Converse County, Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2023

Cindy Miller asks a question about the timeline for the nuclear plant in Kemmerer.

Nuclear Regulators Talk Plant Timelines, Safety At Packed Kemmerer Meeting

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission had a full house in Kemmerer on Tuesday to open public discussions about its safety review of the proposed TerraPower nuclear plant.

Renée JeanNovember 08, 2023

A Natrium nuclear power plant by TerraPower will replace the Naughton power plant near Kemmerer when it's decommissioned.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission In Kemmerer on Tuesday To Discuss New Nuclear Power Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is the federal agency charged with ensuring nuclear plants in the U.S. are safe, is coming to Kemmerer on Tuesday to explain how their particular process will unfold, as well as how the community can engage with the agency.

Renée JeanNovember 05, 2023

Judge Squashes Lawsuit To Shut Down Wyoming Drilling Permits

Gov. Mark Gordon and other groups defending Wyoming’s oil and gas industries are praising a federal judge for squashing a lawsuit brought by environmental groups to negate 900 oil and gas permits.

Leo WolfsonNovember 03, 2023

Rocky Mountain Power Gets Heat From Wyoming Legislature On Nearly 30% Rate Hike

In another day of marathon hearings on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hikes of nearly 30%, the company was questioned over heat its getting from the Wyoming Legislature.

Renée JeanOctober 31, 2023

The geothermal greenhouse Karl and Lynn Lampe of Cody are building features a unique design of their own.

Cody Couple’s Self-Designed Geothermal Greenhouse Is Breaking New Ground

Cody residents Karl and Lynn Lampe have designed their own geothermal greenhouse that will use the earth’s internal thermostat to allow them to grow tropical fruits year-round in Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonOctober 30, 2023

Maggie Imman, a University of Wyoming student, attended Thursday's Wyoming Public Service Commission meeting in Cheyenne dressed as a bald eagle to comment on the costs of electricity in the state and the toll wind turbines take on eagles.

UW Student Dressed As Eagle Pleads For Birds During RMP Rate Hike Hearing

University of Wyoming student Maggie Immen showed up dressed as an eagle for Thursday’s Wyoming Public Service Commission meeting to draw attention to eagles and other birds that are killed by wind turbines.

Renée JeanOctober 27, 2023

BLM Backs Off Approval Of Albany County Wind Transmission Line

In response to a lawsuit claiming the agency didn’t give proper public notice of its plans to build a wind transmission line through Albany County, the BLM has backed off and agreed to give it a closer look.

Renée JeanOctober 26, 2023

State Sen. Cale Case testifies to the Wyoming Public Service Commission on Wednesday about proposed Rocky Mountain Power rate hikes that add up to nearly 30%.

Part Of Huge Electricity Rate Hike Is To Pay For Washington State Carbon Tax

The Wyoming Public Service Commission got an earful Wednesday that Cowboy State residents shouldn’t be on the hook to pay a state of Washington carbon tax on a gas-fired power plant.

Renée JeanOctober 26, 2023

A train loaded with coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin crashed Sunday afternoon near Pueblo, Colorado, when a track on bridge over Interstate 25 failed, causing the train to derail and bridge to collapse.

Train Involved In Fatal Colorado Derailment Was Carrying Wyoming Coal

A broken track is the initial suspect for causing a train loaded with Wyoming coal to derail in Colorado on Sunday, causing a bridge to collapse and killing the driver of a semitrailer.

October 18, 2023

Signs outside an oil well site in Wyoming in this file photo.

Can Wyoming Retrieve 200 Million Barrels Of Untapped Oil?

The State of Wyoming is placing a $2.5 million bet that, working with UW, it can help industry figure out how to tap into the 200 million barrels of oil reserves in the tricky Mowry Shale of the Powder River Basin.

Renée JeanOctober 18, 2023

Wyoming applied for $1.25 billion in federal money to build a hub that will produce "green" and "blue" hydrogen.

Biden’s DOE Denies Wyoming’s Pitch For $1.25 Billion Hydrogen Hub

Wyoming officials said Friday they’re “disappointed” that a $1.25 billion Western region hydrogen hub isn’t included in a $7 billion Biden administration hydrogen network.

Greg JohnsonOctober 13, 2023

Rare Element Resources CEO Brent Berg, center left, with Wyoming state, national and local officials at Monday's groundbreaking for the company's rare earths demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming.

The $44 Million Bet To Make Upton, Wyoming Ground Zero For Rare Earth Elements

A demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming, is a $44 million bet that a process developed by Rare Earth Elements will help the U.S. become a leader in processing rare earths and loosen China’s stranglehold on a vital market sector.

Renée JeanOctober 10, 2023

Wyoming Paying Less At The Pump Even As Oil Prices Surge

The Hamas attack on Israel boosted oil prices to $86 per barrel in trading Monday. But gasoline prices in Wyoming, meanwhile, are on a downward trend that some analysts are predicting will continue through November.