Experts: California demand for Wyoming wind is a 'gamble'

JACKSON -- It's no secret that Wyoming wants to sell its wind power to California. But its chances are still up in the air, said some participants at a state Infrastructure Authority meeting here Tuesday.

"It's a big question mark, and a gamble," said Bill Boyd, executive vice president and chief operating officer of TransWest Express LLC, a subsidiary of Denver-based Anschutz Corp. and developer of a high-voltage power line to carry wind power from Wyoming to California.

Yet Boyd and others at the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority meeting, including a top adviser to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, say they're hopeful Wyoming can make a case for its wind energy, arguably cheaper by the megawatt for California customers.

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