CASPER, Wyo. — Both the national and local average price for a gallon of regular gasoline returned to declining in the last week, with the national price falling 0.9 cents. That drops the national average to $3.08 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy data. The average is up 6.5 cents from a month ago and […]
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TerraPower, Sabey Data Centers team to invest in future Natrium-powered computer centers
BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the Gates-owned power company responsible for Kemmerer’s future Natrium nuclear plant, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding between itself and Sabey Data Centers. The agreement would, according to the companies, seek to develop a plan to use Natrium plants to power growing data center demands. Per the memorandum, […]
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Natrona County gas now cheapest in Wyoming despite increase
CASPER, Wyo. — The national average price for a gallon of gasoline returned to rising, climbing 6.5 cents compared to a week ago. It joins the Natrona County average as it climbed for a second week, this time up 2 cents. The nation’s average price of gas stands at $3.09 per gallon, according to GasBuddy […]
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Wyoming’s Powder River Energy Corp. secures $23.5M for renewable energy project
CASPER, Wyo. — Powder River Energy Corporation has been awarded $23.5 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding, announced by Acting State Director Janice Blare, comes from the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program, established through the Inflation Reduction Act. Sundance-based PRECorp will use the funds to construct a solar facility and battery energy […]
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OSMRE approves Wyoming’s final rule for wind turbine blade, tower disposal
Wyoming received federal approval to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers as backfill in surface coal mines.
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Natrona County gas prices climb while national average falls
CASPER, Wyo. — Despite a 1.1-cent drop in the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline, Natrona County drivers saw their average price rise about a nickel. The nation’s average returned to a decline after rising a week ago and stands at $3.02 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data. The national average is […]
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Opponents sue to stop Rail Tie wind project, alleging unacceptable eagle mortality
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Opponents of the controversial Rail Tie wind farm in southern Albany County have sued federal regulators, hoping to halt the 149-turbine renewable energy project that would span 26,000 acres. The suit, filed Dec. 23 in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming and assigned to Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, alleges the federal […]
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Cheaper gas in Natrona County despite national increase
CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County drivers saw their average gas price drop this past week despite the national average climbing 5.6 cents. After a short-lived reprieve, the nation’s average price of gasoline climbed to $3.03 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports. The national average is up […]
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Nuclear waste, tax breaks for coal and oil top Wyoming Legislature’s energy agenda
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile The 68th Wyoming Legislature — the first body of state lawmakers controlled by a far-right Freedom Caucus — will consider a blockbuster slate of hot-button energy bills when it convenes in January. Wyoming residents packed legislative hearings and other meetings this year to demand greater transparency and public input regarding small mining […]
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Natrona County’s average gas price decline outpacing national average fall
CASPER, Wyo. — While gas prices continued to fall in Natrona County over the Christmas holiday week, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas fell for the first time in three weeks. The nation’s average price of gasoline fell 3 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $2.98 per gallon, […]
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Wyoming’s average gas price falls to $2.89; Natrona County’s down 3 cents
CASPER, Wyo. — Good news for holiday travelers: Gas prices are predicted to hit a four-year low Christmas Day. According to GasBuddy, the national average gas price could be under $3 per gallon on Dec. 25. The trend is attributed to several factors, including the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy, a weaker economy […]
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Feds finalize plan to expand solar energy in Wyoming
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile The Interior Department on Friday finalized its updated Western Solar Plan, potentially opening 31.7 million acres of federal public lands in the West to industrial solar energy development, including some 3.8 million acres in Wyoming. The decision comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, and just hours before a potential federal […]
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TerraPower announces contract winners for Kemmerer nuclear plant
KEMMERER, Wyo. — The first series of major contract awards has been announced by TerraPower for the construction of the future Natrium nuclear plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. These contractors will work to assemble the plant’s reactor enclosure system, according to a TerraPower press release. Equipos Nucleares S.A., a nuclear power manufacturing company out of Maliaño, […]
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Natrona County gas prices decline despite national increase
CASPER, Wyo. — Despite a national uptick in the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline, Natrona County drivers saw their average decline. For the first time since October, the nation’s average price rose over the last week, climbing 0.8 cents compared to a week ago to stand at $2.98 per gallon, according to […]
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Facing headwinds, Wyoming coal industry ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Trump administration
By Dustin Bleizeffer Despite lackluster results from Donald Trump’s promise to “save coal” during his first presidential term, coal proponents are hopeful his second term will provide more of a reprieve — if not from opposing market forces, at least from the Biden administration’s “hostile” approach, according to one analyst. “You can’t sugar coat it: Coal […]
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Wyoming, Montana suing BLM over coal leasing ban in Powder River Basin
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In an announcement made Thursday by the office of Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, the governor declared that the states of Wyoming and Montana are suing the BLM and its Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment. This suit is over the cessation of federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin area. According to […]
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Under pressure, Rocky Mountain Power trims fuel-cost rate hike
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming’s largest electricity provider, Rocky Mountain Power, has agreed to trim a temporary rate hike for its 144,000 customers. The decision follows pressure from the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate and Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers — a powerful rate-scrutinizing group that accounts for about 70% of the company’s electrical power consumption in […]
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Casper drivers see 2nd week of lower gas prices; national average falls again
CASPER, Wyo. — While the national price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell for the eighth straight week, it’s only the second consecutive week of falling gas prices for Natrona County. The nation’s average price fell 3.1 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $2.97 per gallon today, the lowest level in […]
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National gas average dips to $3, lowest in over 2 years; Natrona County prices resume fall
CASPER, Wyo. — The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline resumed its decline in Natrona County as the national average fell for the seventh straight week. The nation’s average price fell 0.6 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3 per gallon today, the lowest level since May 2021, according to […]
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Gordon blasts BLM decision to end coal leasing in Campbell County
Gordon promised litigation and an appeal to the incoming Donald Trump presidential administration to reverse the decision.
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National gas prices fall; Natrona County remains stable
CASPER, Wyo. — Although the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell for the sixth straight week, prices remained mostly stable in Natrona County. The nation’s average price fell 1.4 cents from a week ago to stand at $3.01 per gallon today, the lowest level since May 2021, according to GasBuddy data […]
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PacifiCorp mulls breakup that could align Wyoming with other pro-coal states
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming and Utah may get what they’ve been pining for in recent years: the breakup of PacifiCorp. The electric utility giant has increasingly struggled to mesh pro-fossil-fuel policies favored by those states with cleaner energy policies preferred in other places it operates like California, Oregon and Washington. But what a “corporate realignment” […]
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Natrona County, national gas prices continue decline ahead of Thanksgiving
CASPER, Wyo. — The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline both nationally and at home in Natrona County fell again last week. Nationally, the average fell just 0.7 cents to $3.02 today, the lowest level since May 2021, according to GasBuddy data. It’s the fifth straight week the national average has fallen, bringing […]
