Wyoming
Medicine Bow Project, Carbon County, WY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2006 the developer proposed construction of a $2 billion coal to liquid facility to produce up to 21,000 barrels per day of gasoline and other products … Continue reading
Wygen III Power Plant, Wyoming
STATUS: Complete TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Powder River Basin Council PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: The developer proposed construction of a 110 megawatt, $255 million coal unit at an existing power plant near Gillette, Wyoming in 2006. In March 2007, the state … Continue reading
Dry Fork Station, North of Gillette, WY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, Natural Resources Defense Council, Earth Justice PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: In 2005 the developer proposed construction of a 385 megawatt, $1 billion coal plant near Gillette, Wyoming. The … Continue reading
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger 5 Supercritical Unit, Sweetwater County, WY
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, State of Oregon PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In December 2006 the developer announced plans for construction of a 527 megawatt unit at the existing Jim Bridger facility in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. At the same … Continue reading
Two Elk Energy Park Unit 1, Wright, WY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Power River Basin Resource Council, Western Resource Advocates PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The developer first proposed a 325 megawatt, $225 million Two Elk facility in 1996 to burn waste coal. A … Continue reading
Simpson Ridge Wind Farm Project, Wyoming
STATUS: Suspended TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: State Officials, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: The Carbon County Planning Commission approved development plans for Horizon Wind Energy’s 154-turbine project in 2009, and construction of the wind farm was expected to … Continue reading
Black Mountain Wind Park, Wyoming
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Northern Laramie Range Alliance; local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In April 2009, Wasatch Wind LLC applied for a land lease but withdrew it a month later after people with grazing leases objected. … Continue reading
Gateway West Transmission Project, Idaho and Wyoming
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power plan to construct and operate the Gateway West project, which consists of 11 transmission line segments that extend a total of … Continue reading