Jobs and Economic Development from New Transmission and Generation in Wyoming

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219157· OSTI ID:1219157

Lantz, Eric ^[1]; Tegen, Suzanne ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report is intended to inform policymakers, local government officials, and Wyoming residents about the jobs and economic development activity that could occur should new infrastructure investments in Wyoming move forward. The report and analysis presented is not a projection or a forecast of what will happen. Instead, the report uses a hypothetical deployment scenario and economic modeling tools to estimate the jobs and economic activity likely associated with these projects if or when they are built.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W) (Wind Program Corporate)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1219157
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-50577; 5070
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Jobs
Economic Development
Wyoming
Transmission