Electricity markets are wooing Wyoming industry, but regulators remain cautious

If Wyoming’s largest utility had joined the California Independent Operator System’s grid, which it considered a few years ago, the merger would have revolutionized the western power sector. A study commissioned by the grid operators estimated $9 billion in cost savings for customers over two decades.

Then the plan fell apart. Californians were worried about coal-generated power making it into their homes, while Wyoming and the utility, PacifiCorp, and were concerned about the control California would exert over the marriage of convenience.

But, the idea of free market, regional operation of electricity hasn’t lost its glamour in the Cowboy State.

Heather Richards 307-266-0592, [email protected]

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