Dave Freudenthal in 2001-2009 gubernatorial press release

On Energy & Oil: Develop wind power AND its electrical transmission

"In the absence of transmission, the wind resource in Wyoming will go largely undeveloped," the governor said. "Thus, it is important that we maintain our focus on developing transmission along with our capacity to exploit the vast wind resources that exist in Wyoming."

Ultimately, Freudenthal said, the marketplace will determine which resources are developed to produce electricity. "In Wyoming, we do not intend to change our long-standing emphasis on natural gas, oil and coal development, but we are certainly in the process of adding wind power as an important part of the energy that we produce," Freudenthal said.