Govs push power lines

Power lines stretch west toward the Absaroka Mountains along U.S. Highway 20-26 east of Dubois as the sun sets. Construction of more electrical transmission is one of the goals of the Western Governors' Association, meeting this week in Jackson Hole. Ken Driese, Star-Tribune correspondent.

Power brokers warm to Wyoming lines

Power brokers warm to Wyoming lines

Report: States must cooperate on power lines

Efforts to beef up and modernize the grid are bogged in the myriad authorities shared by federal, state and local entities, a new report concludes. "The bottom line is if Western states want to retain a significant role in siting transmission for renewable fuels, things have got to change or the feds will take over," said James Holtkamp, manager of Holland & Hart's global climate change practice. (Courtesy/clipart.com)

Report: States must cooperate on power lines

Efforts to beef up and modernize the grid are bogged in the myriad authorities shared by federal, state and local entities, a new report concludes. "The bottom line is if Western states want to retain a significant role in siting transmission for renewable fuels, things have got to change or the feds will take over," said James Holtkamp, manager of Holland & Hart's global climate change practice. (Courtesy/clipart.com)

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Bleizeffer

Utility: Rate hike could shrink

Power lines carry electricity from Rocky Mountain Power's Jim Bridger Power Plant north of Rock Springs. The utility is seeking permission for a 13.7 percent rate increase for its Wyoming customers. (Paul Ng/Star-Tribune correspondent)

'It was chaos'

City of Gillette crews remove fallen branches from power lines in the wake of Monday's snow storm. (Kim Phagan-Hansel/Star-Tribune correspondent)