Ask wind developers, large and small, about the quality of the wind resources in Wyoming and you'll see smiles and enthusiasm break out on their faces. Words like "unparalleled" and "world class" will be used. Yet the promise of a viable industry in Wyoming has fallen victim to the cumulative effects of bad public relations, poor decisions, and legislative and regulatory uncertainty that has stifled its development. This has led to a significant decrease in the development of Wyoming wind. The question becomes: what happens now to this resource?
Coming as no surprise to any resident, Wyoming has some of the highest quality wind resources in the United States. According to the University of Wyoming's Wind Energy Research Center, Wyoming contains over 50 percent of the United States' top categories for wind energy resources, with "sweet spots" in Converse, Platte, Goshen, and Laramie counties.
**The preceding paragraphs are the introduction to an article published in the February 2014 issue of the Wyoming Lawyer, a publication of the Wyoming Bar Association. The full article on wind energy in Wyoming is available here.
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