The Industrial Siting Council voted 7-0 to approve Power Company of Wyoming's (PCW) proposal to build the $5bn project consisting of up to 1,000 wind turbines on private and US government-owned lands near Rawlins.

The council, which has final state authority for permitting large-scale industrial projects, will issue its written decision before 21 September.

From the state’s regulatory perspective, “Everything up to this point is now a green light,” a council official tells Recharge.

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