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Wyoming to investigate claims Rocky Mountain Power dodges industry requests for more electricity
The commission said it will review 83 power requests as data center and industrial demand strains the utility’s ability to add capacity.
- On Oct. 29, the three-member Wyoming Public Service Commission voted unanimously to investigate Rocky Mountain Power, examining the utility's responses to large electricity requests dating back to January 2022.
- Skyrocketing demand driven by artificial intelligence computing buildout has strained the Equality State's infrastructure; proposed data center developments require more than twice the state's existing electrical generation capacity of 11,800 megawatts.
- Industry spokeswoman Jody Levin told lawmakers in May that trona expansion plans faced delays because the utility concluded providing power is 'seven years out,' which Levin called a 'de facto no.'
- Rocky Mountain Power President Dick Garlish defended the utility, stating it is spending $80 million on rising demand initiatives, while Commission Deputy Chairman Chris Petrie said the investigation is 'not a condemnation.'
- The Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers group argues customers have not filed formal complaints because they are 'beholden to the utility,' according to an attorney representing the industrial coalition, requiring regulatory oversight.
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Wyoming to investigate claims Rocky Mountain Power dodges industry requests for more electricity – WTOP News
The state will investigate allegations that Rocky Mountain Power is slow or unwilling to accommodate requests from existing and prospective customers who want large amounts of new electrical power. The three-member Wyoming Public Service Commission — which holds authority over monopoly utilities like Rocky Mountain Power to provide reliable, lowest-cost services — voted unanimously Oct....
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Wyoming to investigate claims Rocky Mountain Power dodges industry requests for more electricity
The state will investigate allegations that Rocky Mountain Power is slow or unwilling to accommodate requests from existing and prospective customers who want large amounts of new electrical power.
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