Mountain West Energy Infrastructure Development

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The article discusses the opportunity for Wyoming and the Mountain West region to lead in America's energy future by leveraging its abundant energy resources including natural gas, uranium, coal with carbon capture technology, wind, solar, and geothermal potential. It emphasizes the need to move beyond an extraction-only model to manufacturing components for reactors, turbines, and carbon capture systems, and hosting data centers and research labs. The article calls for clear state policies for predictable permitting, protection of natural resources, and preference for projects that bring long-term operations and maintenance jobs. Regional cooperation among Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Colorado is highlighted to compete with other energy-producing regions.