Editing Kemmerer, Wyoming (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Power plant seen from U.S. Highway 30 just west of Kemmerer, Wyoming.jpg|thumb|Naughton Power Plant]]

Naughton Power Plant is a 400 MW [[coal-fired power station]] supplemented by 380 MW gas,<ref>{{cite web |title=Naughton {{!}} Coal Plant in Kemmerer, WY |url=https://www.gridinfo.com/plant/naughton/4162 |website=www.gridinfo.com}}</ref> located on the southwest edge of Kemmerer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Heather |date=December 16, 2019 |title=With a declining market for its coal, a Wyoming town deals with something new: uncertainty |work=Casper Star Tribune |url=https://trib.com/business/energy/with-a-declining-market-for-its-coal-a-wyoming-town-deals-with-something-new-uncertainty/article_40caf7c8-9b95-55bf-a088-db6390c8c0b9.html}}</ref> The plant employs 230 people, and is scheduled to stop burning coal<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegler |first=Kirk |last2=Scott |first2=Aaron |last3=McCoy |first3=Berly |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Can Nuclear Power Save A Struggling Coal Town? |language=en |work=NPR News {{!}} Short Wave |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/22/1088113080/can-nuclear-power-save-a-struggling-coal-town |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref> in 2026, and gas in 2036.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Gates’ TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear power project in Kemmerer, Wyoming |url=https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2024-06-10/bill-gates-terrapower-breaks-ground-on-nuclear-power-project-in-kemmerer-wyoming |website=KUER |language=en |date=10 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2021, [[TerraPower]] announced it would open a [[Sodium-cooled fast reactor|sodium-cooled nuclear power plant]] in Kemmerer in 2028, at an estimated cost of $4 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pollack |first=Nicole |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Bill Gates introduces himself to Kemmerer, Wyoming |url=https://trib.com/business/energy/bill-gates-introduces-himself-to-kemmerer-wyoming/article_bcafa876-eb9e-11ed-b583-4365e8a5a6e1.html |access-date=May 6, 2023 |work=Casper Star-Tribune Online |language=en}}</ref> The company plans to employ workers from Naughton Power Plant,<ref name="AP">{{cite news | last1 = McCombs | first1 = Brady | last2 = Gruver | first2 = Mead | date = January 18, 2022 | title = In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power | url = https://apnews.com/article/climate-technology-business-wyoming-bill-gates-19a36eb0bd65e0999d26c0cc122f6158 | work = Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bleizeffer |first=Dustin |date=June 10, 2023 |title=From decline to boom, a Wyoming community struggles to transition |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/from-decline-to-boom-a-wyoming-community-struggles-to-transition/article_71239ab8-06fe-11ee-9998-3bac414584cf.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website=WyoFile |language=en |agency=Wyoming News Exchange}}</ref> and started clearing the site in 2024 to be ready for construction if/when a license is obtained from the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite press release|date=June 11, 2024 |title=TerraPower breaks ground on SMR project in Wyoming |url=https://www.ans.org/news/article-6107/terrapower-breaks-ground-on-smr-project-in-wyoming/ |publisher=Nuclear NewsWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TerraPower, LLC -- Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 Application |url=https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/who-were-working-with/applicant-projects/terrapower.html |website=NRC Web |publisher=[[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] |date=May 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US SFR Owner, LLC.; Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/12/2024-12810/us-sfr-owner-llc-kemmerer-power-station-unit-1-notice-of-intent-to-conduct-scoping-process-and |website=Federal Register |language=en |date=12 June 2024}}</ref>