Wyoming is the nation's largest coal producer, fourth-largest natural-gas producer, and eighth-largest crude-oil producer, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Republican legislators in U.S. have introduced a bill that would forbid utilities from using wind or solar sources for their electricity by 2019 , effectively banning large-scale renewable energy in the state. The bill’s seven sponsors — seven senators and two representatives — count among their number climate change deniers and denizens of the state’s top coal-producing counties. The bill would require utilities to use “eligible resources” to generate electricity — coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric power, as well as individual net metering.
Republican legislators in U.S. have introduced a bill that would forbid utilities from using wind or solar sources for their electricity by 2019 , effectively banning large-scale renewable energy in the state. The bill’s seven sponsors — seven senators and two representatives — count among their number climate change deniers and denizens of the state’s top coal-producing counties. The bill would require utilities to use “eligible resources” to generate electricity — coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric power, as well as individual net metering.