Controversial state mandate spurs Wyoming utility to join carbon capture partnership

Controversial state mandate spurs Wyoming utility to join carbon capture partnership

Wyoming’s largest electric utility will move forward with new plans to potentially retrofit one of its coal-fired power plants with carbon-capture technology, following initial estimates of astronomical costs that could further inflate monthly electric bills.  Rocky Mountain Power, a division of Warren Buffet’s PacifiCorp, announced Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with North Carolina-based 8 Rivers, which has developed an oxyf…