U.S. solar potential

Solar power in Wyoming has the potential to generate 72 million MWh/yr. Wyoming used 12 million MWh in 1999. Net metering is available to all consumers generating up to 25 kW.[1] The state has an installed capacity of 146 MW as of 2022.

Facilities

The dormitories near Old Faithful Geyser installed 30.78 kW of solar panels in 2015.[2]

The 92MW Sweetwater Solar project near Green River came online as the first utility-scale solar farm in Wyoming in December 2018.[3][4] Additional projects are in advanced stages of development to be located near Kemmerer as the region's economy transitions from a scheduled closure of the Naugton coal plant.[5][6]

Statistics

Source: NREL[7]
Wyoming Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Capacity Change % Change
20090.1
20100.20.1100%
20110.2<0.10%
20120.60.4200%
20131.00.466%
20141.20.220%
20151.50.325%
20161.90.426%
20172.30.421%
2018112.31104,782%
2019117.65.34%
202014022.419%
2021141.91.9 %
20221464.1 %
Utility-scale solar generation in Wyoming (GWh)[14]
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20181000000000001
201917979161619232322171485
202016681315202120918151197
2021135811151921212119

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wyoming - Net Metering Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Wyoming Solar Power - Yellowstone Park". OnSite Energy. 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming - Rock Springs FO - Sweetwater Solar Energy Project". Bureau of Land Management. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. ↑ Richards, Heather (2019-02-18). "With another solar development in the wings, is a new renewable coming for Wyoming?". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ↑ Mike Koshmrl, Jackson Hole News & Guide (2019-01-29). "Solar farms sprout in southwest Wyoming". Rocket-Miner. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ↑ Richards, Heather (January 31, 2019). "Solar farm proposed as coal unit blinks out in Kemmerer". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. ↑ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  9. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  10. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2010). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  11. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  12. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  13. ↑ Wyoming Solar
  14. ↑ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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