CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Rocky Mountain Power is seeking to change a state rule on how much utilities pay small-scale renewable power producers.
Rocky Mountain Power submitted a proposal to the Wyoming Public Service Commission seeking to amend the rule.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1bVfjgI ) that the proposed amendment was prompted by contentious contract negotiations between Rocky Mountain Power and Wasatch Wind. The wind developer is seeking to strike a deal with the utility to buy the electricity produced by Pioneer Wind Park, a proposed 46-turbine development near Glenrock.
Under the proposal, the company would offer producers like Wasatch two prices, a higher price where new transmission lines are built and a lower one where new lines are not constructed.
The Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on the amendment in April.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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