In Wyoming, cheap electricity is gone with the wind | Blaze Media

In Wyoming, cheap electricity is gone with the wind | Blaze Media: 

Who needs cheap natural fuel when you can have expensive and inefficient wind power?

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Rocky Mountain Power, the state’s largest utility company, announced the nearly 30% hike in rates due to rising costs. Residents responded with outrage. They had thought, with good reason, that the state’s abundance of resources would shield them from the national trend. The state’s Public Service Commission is expected to vote on whether to sign off on the increase later this month.