Project Development
Below is an overview of permit requirements for developing wind energy projects in Wyoming. This is not meant to be a mandatory or exhaustive list, as permit requirements can vary widely depending on the site.
County Permits
Conditional Use Permit
The University of Wyoming has additional information the specific county regulations as well as Wyoming statutes that relate to wind development available on their Wyoming Renewables website.
State Permits
Wyoming Industrial Siting Council
Wind Energy Lease - Office of State Lands and Investments
Federal Permits
For wind development on federal land, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process will need to be followed. Additional information on the NEPA process can be found in A Citizen's Guide to NEPA.
Bureau of Land Management
Right of Way Applications
Environmental Assessments
Environmental Impact Statement
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Eagle Take Permit
U.S. Forest Service
Special Use Permit
Private Land Owner Agreements
The University of Wyoming created the guide, Commercial Wind Energy Development in Wyoming: A Guide for Landowners, to help assist private landowners in navigating all the factors that are addressed as part of wind development.
In 2011, the Wyoming State Legislature passed the Wind Energy Rights Act which provides additional information for landowners.
Natural Resources and Energy Explorer Tool
NREX is a web-based GIS software was created as part of Governor's Mead Energy Strategy with the goal to help users understand the energy, environmental, cultural, socioeconomic and infrastructural assets of a location when they are in the pre-planning stages of development.
Decommissioning & Reclamation
BLM and the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council require costs to be bonded prior to construction. For the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, projects are required to review costs every five years and determine if costs have increased. If so, reclamation bonds are required to be increased.
More information can be found on the Agency websites: