Wyoming's major geologic basins contain some of the largest fossil fuel deposits in the United States. Wyoming has substantial wind power potential. Although Wyoming's aggregate energy demand is low, per capita energy consumption is the second highest in the Nation.
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- The Powder River Basin, most of which lies in northeastern Wyoming, is the largest coal-producing region in the Nation, accounting for approximately 40 percent of all coal mined in the United States.
- More than 30 States receive coal from Wyoming, and several Midwestern and Southern States are highly or entirely dependent on Wyoming's coal supply.
- Wyoming is one of the top natural gas-producing States in the Nation.
- The Southern Wyoming Corridor is one of the most favorable locations for wind power development in the country.
- The Governors of four Western States are pursuing a 1,300-mile high-capacity power line that would allow Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain States to transmit as much as 12 thousand megawatts of electricity to California.