Wind farms take center stage in Wyoming

Wind energy development in Wyoming garnered unprecedented attention this year as the state wrestled with regulation, taxation and environmental protection issues.

Developers brought online about 400 megawatts of wind-generated energy in Wyoming in 2009, pushing the state’s wind industry past the 1,000-megawatt capacity mark for the first time.

Karyn Coppinger of the Wyoming Power Producers Coalition, a trade group, said 2009 was a pivotal year for the industry because of the state’s attention to wind policy questions.

By MATT JOYCE Associated Press writer

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