Wyoming News Briefs

State’s first solar power trade group forms

GILLETTE (WNE) — The cost of installing solar power has dropped 70 percent in the last ten years and Wyoming solar installs have increased accordingly. In response to this growth, installers around the state recognized a need for a coherent voice for the state’s growing solar energy industry.

Last month in Casper, the Wyoming Solar Energy Association (WYSE) celebrated the industry’s growth at its kickoff event, the Powder River Basin Resource Council’s annual Spring Solar Celebration.

“As solar energy continues to grow, it is important for the solar...