Wyoming lawmakers kill bill that would have punished utilities for using wind or solar

A group of lawmakers killed a bill Tuesday that would have penalized utilities for providing Wyoming customers with electricity from wind or solar energy.

Senate File 71 stated six energy resources could create electricity without being fined, including natural gas, coal and hydropower.

Utilities that used wind or solar would have had to pay $10 per megawatt hour to the state.

Laura Hancock 307-266-0581, [email protected]

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