Fossil fuel companies champion gutting PURPA, giving them a monopoly over the electricity market. Just as the clean and renewable energy revolution is getting underway, the federal government is proposing to gut the very regulations that protect small scale renewable … Continued
From slick ad campaigns to maximum pressure at the legislature, Northwestern Energy is gunning to crush distributed solar power. Reprinted from Northern Plains’ newsletter. If you’ve been on your computer or TV this summer, you may have seen the lovely … Continued
Colorado co-op members take on Tri-State Generation and Transmission to gain access to cheaper local and renewable power generation. By Joel Dyar of Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action. 1.3 million rural consumers across Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska … Continued
Wyoming Solar Energy Association Forms as State’s First Solar Trade Organization. Written by Powder River Basin Resource Council. As costs for installing solar have dropped during the past decades (around 70%, in fact), Wyoming solar installs have increased accordingly. In … Continued
As wind and solar build momentum in the marketplace, WORC groups push legislation that keeps clean energy competitive and fight bills that unfairly hinder it. Across our region, state legislatures are facing the coming clean energy future – and WORC … Continued
How one Colorado rural electric co-op’s legal battle is paving the way for other REA’s to provide more clean and renewable energy to their members.
RENEWyoming Shows Wyoming’s Vast Potential for a Solar Energy Revolution Through Grassroots Storytelling. Written by Hesid Brandow of Powder River Basin Resource Council. Powder River launched our RENEWyoming campaign in the spring of 2018. The campaign has a couple of … Continued
Colstrip’s transmission infrastructure and skilled workforce give the city a big advantage as a hub for clean energy projects. Written by WORC Energy Intern Kate Manzer. Last week, former Public Service Commissioner and longtime Northern Plains member Tom Schneider visited … Continued
Long fueled by coal and oil, Wyoming may be embracing its potential role as a solar powerhouse. Written by Hesid Brandow of Powder River Basin Resource Council. So far, 2018 has been a great year for solar energy in Wyoming! … Continued
Trump Administration hopes to streamline one of America’s most successful environmental laws out of existence. On June 20, 2018, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) officially announced the Trump Administration’s plans to re-examine CEQ’s longstanding National Environmental Policy Act … Continued