Act 7

Allows the PSC to issue an order specifying in advance the rate-making principles that will apply to a new electric generating facility (built or purchased) before construction commences or the purchase contract is closed. Funding: Energy Matching Funds Announced December 2025 Wyoming Energy Authority awards $100 million in matching funds to BWXT to build a TRISO fuel plant in Gillette. Announcement: Tri-state Regional Collaboration Announced April 2025 Governors of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen regional collaboration on energy policy, infrastructure development, and nuclear energy innovation. Funding: Energy Matching Funds Announced June 2024 Wyoming Energy Authority awards Phase Two of the $20 million cost share program to assess the viability of deploying small-scale nuclear reactors in the state as a source of resilient and reliable energy to augment existing power generation resources. State Legislation and Regulations Supporting Nuclear Energy Updated as of March 2026 Funding: Energy Matching Funds Announced December 2023 Wyoming Energy Authority provides $10 million to assess microreactor deployment in Wyoming.