CASPER, Wyo. — A month-long slide in Natrona County’s average gas price ended in the past week as the average ticked upward a penny as the national average dropped by the same amount. The nation’s average price of gasoline rose, then fell, and remains just below its week-ago level at $3.13 per gallon, according to […]
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Digital gold rush could drive demand for Wyoming’s growing ‘low-carbon’ natural gas industry
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile The data center boom continues in Wyoming, and the state’s natural gas industry may play an increasing role in powering the computing systems with electricity. Wyoming’s largest natural gas producer, PureWest, says it’s getting into the data center power supply game and partnering with two other firms on a project near Evanston. […]
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Wyoming nuclear developer wants legal protections for private, armed security force
By Dustin Bleizeffer Don’t mess around at a nuclear power plant facility. If you have no business there but insert yourself anyway, you will be met with armed guards who are directed to “detect, assess, interdict and neutralize” all threats — including with lethal force. Use of force in securing such facilities, including TerraPower’s Natrium nuclear […]
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Natrona County gas prices continue to fall amid national rise
CASPER, Wyo. — Even as the nation’s average price of unleaded gasoline returned to a rise after just one week, climbing 6.1 cents compared to a week ago, Natrona County’s average continued to fall for its fourth straight week. The national average now stands at $3.14 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more […]
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Natrona County still has Wyoming’s cheapest gas as national average falls
CASPER, Wyo. — As Natrona County’s average gas price fell for a third straight week, the national average returned to decline, falling 4.2 cents compared to a week ago. The national average stands at $3.08 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports. The national average is down […]
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Wyoming draws interest in new nuclear and low-carbon fossil fuel investments
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile LARAMIE—Wyoming is on the cusp of a nationwide nuclear power resurgence with the backing of a presidential administration that also promises to overhaul federal regulations to ensure the state’s coal, oil and natural gas are positioned to meet booming electrical demand while lowering carbon emissions, Gov. Mark Gordon told an audience of […]
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Governor sees ‘opportunity’ for Wyoming in Trump tariff war. Economist sees ‘disaster.’
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Gov. Mark Gordon said he sees “opportunity” for Wyoming in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. At a press conference last week, he echoed the Wyoming congressional delegation’s praise for Trump’s economic policies as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. and level the nation’s trade imbalance with much of the […]
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Natrona County’s average gas price falls as nation’s rises
CASPER, Wyo. — The national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose for the first time in nearly a month, but Natrona County’s average fell for a second straight week. The nation’s average price rose 2 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.12 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data. The […]
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Newcastle oil refinery restarts operations after it ‘went boom’ in February
By Dustin Bleizeffer and Tennessee Watson The Wyoming Refinery in Newcastle has resumed operations months after an apparent explosion in February forced the facility to remain idle for repairs. The refinery shut down following the Feb. 12 incident, which refinery owner Par Pacific of Houston called an “operational upset.” The company would not provide details of what happened […]
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Natrona County’s average gas price falls, continues to be Wyoming’s cheapest
CASPER, Wyo. — While the national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline remained stable last week, Natrona County drivers saw their average fall. The nation’s average price stands at $3.10 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports. The national average is down 3.8 cents from […]
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Natrona County gas prices remain stable as national average drops
CASPER, Wyo. — As the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell for a second week, Natrona County gas prices remained somewhat stable. The local average rose three-tenths of a cent even as the national average fell 3.4 cents. The nation’s average price today stands at $3.10 per gallon, according to GasBuddy […]
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Wyoming OKs Rocky Mountain Power rate hike, tapping customers for another $85.5 million
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power residential customers will see their monthly electric bills jump by about $14 beginning in June. The Wyoming Public Service Commission approved the rate hike Tuesday, the latest in a series of increases by a company that has pointed to fossil fuel market volatility, skyrocketing insurance for wildfire liability and […]
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UW launching nuclear energy certificate program in upcoming fall semester
LARAMIE, Wyo. — As statewide interest in nuclear energy continues to grow, the University of Wyoming is beginning to capitalize off of ensuing workforce needs by launching nuclear energy certificate programs for undergraduate and graduate students this fall. As coal wanes in the Cowboy State, nuclear grows. Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates’s nuclear company TerraPower is […]
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Natrona County gas remains Wyoming’s cheapest at under $3
CASPER, Wyo. — Drivers across the nation saw their average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline drop nearly a dime in the past week. Meanwhile, in Natrona County, gas prices remained mostly stable. The nation’s average price declined for the first time in nearly a month, falling 8.2 cents compared to a week ago […]
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BLM announces additional Wyoming oil and gas lease sale for June
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management recently announced an additional oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 12, to offer 66 oil and gas parcels totaling 70,415 acres in Wyoming. These parcels did not sell during previous 2023 and 2024 lease sales and are being offered in addition to the lease sale […]
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Wyoming report shows continued mixed economic indicators in March
CASPER, Wyo. — The March 2025 issue of the Wyoming Insight report released by the State of Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division is showing a mix of trends in the state’s economy. The report, attached below, serves as an energy index and business indicators summary. It’s also available on the division’s website. Natural gas prices at […]
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Wyoming reps applaud Trump’s ‘pro-coal’ executive order
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order called the “Unleashing American Energy Executive Order,” and Wyoming representatives have applauded the move. By signing the order, Trump has directed government agencies to identify federal lands where coal could possibly be mined. The order also prioritizes federal leasing on those lands. Trump is […]
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Casper gas prices down despite steep national rise
CASPER, Wyo. — Despite the national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rising 10.6 cents this past week, Natrona County drivers saw their average decline two-tenths of a cent. The nation’s average price stands at $3.21 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports. The national […]
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PacifiCorp throws lifeline to one Wyoming power plant, confirms end of coal at another
By Dustin Bleizeffer Wyoming’s largest electric utility has thrown a temporary lifeline to the Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant near Glenrock while solidifying plans to stop burning coal at the Naughton power plant near Kemmerer by the end of this year. The move is welcomed news in Converse County, according to Commission Chairman Jim Willox, noting the Dave […]
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Coal layoffs leave Wyoming community grappling with good, bad of energy transition
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile KEMMERER—Linda Slovernick’s husband works at the Kemmerer coal mine that recently laid off 28 workers. Though he survived the cut, her husband is “the breadwinner of the household,” Slovernick told WyoFile, leaving her worried about the possibility of more layoffs. After living in Kemmerer for decades, the couple’s home is almost paid off […]
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Natrona County gas prices rise along with national average
CASPER, Wyo. — The nation’s average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose for a second straight week as Natrona County drivers saw their average rise for a third. The nation’s average price rose 2.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.11 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more […]
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Why Wyoming? Bar Nunn crowd seeks info on plan to build portable nuclear microreactors
BAR NUNN, Wyo. — A crowd, both uneasy and excited, packed the town of Bar Nunn’s community center Tuesday night to learn about a company’s plans to build portable nuclear microreactors in Natrona County. Bar Nunn City Councilmember Tim Ficken called the project a good opportunity for the area, which has long been economically reliant […]
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Natrona County, nation see gas prices rising
CASPER, Wyo. — As the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose for the first time in about a month, Natrona County’s average rose for the second straight week. The nation’s average price increased 6.3 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.08 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data. The […]