According to the American Wind Energy Association, Wyoming is nearing the 1,000 megawatt mark for wind energy production. Current production, as of September, is at 986 MW with an additional 300 currently being installed. Ad additional 500 or more is under development for the next two to three years.
While not leading the nation in total wind power production (Texas leads at nearly 8,800MW), Wyoming is certainly a national leader. Ranked at number 11, Wyoming has the potential to be number 7 in total capacity.
Most of those plants are owned by PacifiCorp and Duke Energy.
The only facility powering Wyoming is the Happy Jack facility near the city dump outside of Cheyenne, which is owned by Duke Energy.
While not leading the nation in total wind power production (Texas leads at nearly 8,800MW), Wyoming is certainly a national leader. Ranked at number 11, Wyoming has the potential to be number 7 in total capacity.
Most of those plants are owned by PacifiCorp and Duke Energy.
The only facility powering Wyoming is the Happy Jack facility near the city dump outside of Cheyenne, which is owned by Duke Energy.
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